Us History Prequiz Answers Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

The Spanish were the only Europeans to attempt to settle Florida. {Ans: False}There were a large number of North American colonists opposed outright independence and many supported the British during the American Revolution. Among colonists, a large group often opposed to independence was _____________________. {Ans: Colonists serving as Royal government and military officials Anglican Clergy Merchants involved in the import\export of British goods}Thomas Jefferson was the author of the "Virginia Plan", which was the blueprint for the United States Constitution. {Ans: False}Christopher Columbus, an explorer/seafarer employed by the Spanish Monarchy to establish a Western trade route to Asia, made landfall in the vicinity of Hispaniola on _______________, believing he had reached the East Indies, having underestimated the circumference of Planet Earth by a factor of three. {Ans: 12 October 1492}Upon their arrival in the United States, German immigrants tended to settle in large cities and arrive singly, either sending money home to families in Germany or paying passage for families later. {Ans: False}Ponce de Leon discovered the land he named "La Florida" in the year______________, {Ans: 1513}