Discussion
1. What were some of the problems with the Articles of Confederation? Were they effectively solved by the constitutional conventions? Why
2. Describe the some of the economic, political, and religious conditions that pushed European rulers to promote exploration and colonization in North America.
3. Describe briefly the settlements of New England, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia, How were they different, how similar?
4. How was the government of the colonies structured? Were governors weak or powerful? Why?

Short answer
1. Where did the people who occupied North America in 1491 come from?
2. What enabled the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs?
3. Tobacco allowed another institution to grow in Virginia. What was it and what was the impact on the United States?
4. Why did the Great Awakening occur in 18th Century America? Who were some of the leaders?
5. What were the basic elements of Enlightenment thought?
6. What were the goals of the Articles of Confederation?
7. Did the Constitution of 1787 promote or restrain democracy? Why?
8. Who was the single most important person in American history up to 1800? Why?
9. What was Hamilton’s vision of America?
10. Could the Americans have won the Revolutionary war without the foreign assistance? Why?

Tell the importance to American History
1. General Survey Act 2. Aztecs 3. Vinland
4. Little Turtle 5. Cajuns 6. Mestizo
7. Peidmont 8. Pizarro 9. Roanoke
10. Quakers 11. William Penn 12. James Oglethorpe
13. Reconquista 14. Elizabeth 1 15. New France
16. Martin Luther 17. Henry Hudson 18. Casta Paintings
19. Creek Confederacy 20. Jamestown 21. Puritans
22. James Locke 23. Stamp Act 24. Boston Massacre
25. Boston Tea Party 26. Paul Revere 27. Benedict Arnold
28. Aaron Burr 29. Virginia Plan 30. Whisky Rebellion