History homework please help.?

1) What type of evidence do historians use to study the past?

a) artifacts b) oral traditions c) written records d) all of the above



2) A confederacy of five native american nations was formed by the

a) iroquois b) inuit c) navajo d) sioux



3) The buffalo was extremely important to the native americans of the

a) eastern woodlands b) northwest c) plains d) southwest



4) The maya culture was found in

a) north america b) the yucatan peninsula c) peru d) the andes mountains



5) The first written constitution in america was the

a) mayflower compact b) act of toleration c) fundamental orders of connecticut



6) Which section of the 13 english colonies had a cash crop economy featuring large plantations dependent on slave harbor

a) new england colonies b) middle colonies c) southern colonies



7) columbus wanted to...

a) reach asia by sailing west b) reach asia by sailing east c) discover america d) prove that the earth is round



8) the colony of new york was first called new amsterdam and was settled by people from

a) england b) the netherlands c) france d) lithuania





true or false



9) The years 1801 to 1900 are called the eighteenth century.



10) The mayas never developed accurate calendars.



11) Many europeans who explored the new world were looking for a northwest passage to the atlantic ocean.



12) The puritans in massachusetts did not believe in complete freedom of religion.



13) The trial of john peter zenger strengthened freedom of the press in the english colonies.History homework please help.?
DUDE DO NOT LISTEN TO THAT PERSON HE/SHE IS WRONG ON MOST OF THE ANSWERS. I got a 4/5 on my AP US History in high school so listen to me, I will also explain these to you so you.



1) D. they use all of the above. They use artifacts for physical proof. They use oral tradition for personal accounts and opinions. And they use written records for sources.

2) A. The Iroquois because "the original Iroquois League was often known as the Five Nations, as it was composed of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca nations."-WIKI

3) C. Plains because the buffalo's natural habitat is the plains.

4) B. The Maya were a civilization in parts of modern mexico.

5) A. Mayflower Compact was the first "GOVERNING DOCUMENT" of Plymouth Colony, which is also a constitution. It was signed by members of the Mayflower who were the first British settles.

6) C. The South had the most agricultural land, although all the colonies had agriculture, and it had the most slaves of any section of the colonies.

7) A. Columbus wanted to reach India mainly for spices. He believed the west was a vast ocean that eventually would lead to Asia.

8) B. New York was indeed originally called New Amsterdam and most of its settlers were Dutch(from the Netherlands).

9) FALSE. It is called the 19th century. Remember this: year 0 to 99 was the first century because they wouldn't call it the zero century. Thus you take the every 100 years as a century PLUS the first century. IE: 912=9 centuries+1st century=10th century.

10) FALSE. The Mayans are known to have very accurate calendars that had very minute errors.

11) FALSE. The Europeans already knew where the Atlantic was and the northwest passage leads to the Pacific. They explored the New World for wealth, to spread Christianity, and for fame. (Greed, God, Glory = 3 Gs)

12) True. The Puritans believed their denomination was the true religion and they only rejected others. It wasn't until 150 years later that the US Constitution granted true freedom of religion.

13) True. The Zenger trial was a case involving "libel" and the court ruled if someone stated the truth then they could not be tried for libel and this helped free speech.



I hope I have answered in time for this to help you. I am 99% sure all of these are correct. That other answer is just sh*t. I Hope you didn't use it.
1) d).

2) a).

3) c).

4) b).

5) a).

6) c).

7) a).

8) b).

9) false - 1801-1900 was the nineteenth century.

10) false.

11) False - the Northwest Passage was thought to lead to the Pacific ocean.

12). true.

13) true.History homework please help.?
1) a

2) c

3) b

4) b

5) a

6) d

7) a

8) d

9) true

10) true

11) false

12) false

13) false