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1 Passing the Alabama High School Graduation Exam in Social Studies

2 Week One

3 Define Crusades Holy Wars against the Muslims to regain the Holy Land for Christians 

4 The Crusades were also called... Holy Wars 

5 The Crusades also led to the growth of ______ and ______ Towns and Trade 

6 Define Renaissance Rebirth of Learning 

7 Which happened first: The Crusades or The Renaissance? The Crusades 

8 Define Reformation The Breaking Away from the Roman Catholic Church 

9 What event caused people to leave Europe and come to America seeking religious freedom? The Reformation 

10 Explain the Columbian Exchange. Trade between Africa, Europe, and The Americas 

11 Results of Columbus Discovering Americas Diseases Killed Indians  New Foods Discovered New Animals Found

12 Define Conquistadors Spanish Expolorers 

13 First Successful Settlement in the Americas St. Augustine, Florida 

14 Country Which Setteled St. Augustine Spain 

15 Name the First English (British) Settlement Jamestown, Virginia 

16 Who saved Jamestown? John Smith 

17 What Product Saved Jamestown? Tobacco 

18 The House of Burgesses is the Same as... The House of Representatives 

19 The French and Indian War was between ___ and ____. England and The French and Indians 

20 The French and Indian War was faught over the land known as ________. The Ohio Valley 

21 Before the _______ War, England did not have much to do with the Colonies. The French and Indian War 

22 After the French and Indian War, England wanted the Colonies to pay for __________. The Cost of the War 

23 What was the Stamp Act? A Tax on All Legal Documents 

24 What were the Navigation Acts? Colonies Could Use Only British Ships for Trade 

25 What Treaty Ended the French and Indian War? The Treaty of Paris of 1763 

26 What did England gain at the end of the French and Indian War? All the Land East of the Mississippi River 

27 Explain the Boston Massacre. Shots Fired between the Colonists and British Soldiers 

28 Explain the Boston Tea Party. Colonists Threw a Boat Load of Tea into Boston Harbor to Protest Tea Tax 

29 Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty? Samuel Adams 

30 Explain the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Guns Stored There  “Shot Heard Around the World” Began the Revolution

31 Define Mercantilism A Country Tries to be Richer and More Powerful through Trade 

32 What was Christopher Columbus looking for? A Closer Trade Route to China 

33 Explain the Quartering Act. British Soldiers Were Housed in the Colonist’s Private Homes 


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