Chapter 02 Quiz Flashcards

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1
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Once the seventeenth century rolled around, ______ America while the Spanish had control in _____ and _______ America

A

North, Central, and South

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2
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After King Henry VIII broke with the church, he launched the ________

A

English Protestant Reformation

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3
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At first, England and Spain were allies but after the protestant Elizabeth ascended to the English throne

A

A rivalry with Catholic Spanish intensified

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4
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Elizabeth encouraged the English to raid the Spanish, the most famous seadog was ________

A

Sir Francis Duke

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5
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The first colony attempt from the English was ________

A

Roanoke Island

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6
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The year ______ marked the beginning of Spain’s downfall

A

1588

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7
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Who got independence after the Spanish Caribbean slipped from Spain>

A

Holland

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8
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English and Spain signed a peace treaty in ________

A

1604

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9
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The English population was growing until economic depression hit the woolen trade, who left?

A

Thousands of farmers

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10
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What is the Laws of primogeniture?

A

Only the eldest sons were able to inherit estates

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11
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What are Joint Stock Companies?

A

Let investors pool money and share losses/profits

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12
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New Enclosure policies

A

There was less or no land left for the poor

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13
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Why was the Charter of the Virginia Company important?

A

A significant document in American history that guaranteed overseas settlers the same rights of Englishmen in Britain

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14
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When did colonists settle in Jamestown?

A

1607

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15
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Jamestown was infested by __________

A

mosquitos

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16
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What problems did Jamestown had to deal with?

A

Swampy site = poor drinking water, mosquitoes cause malaria and yellow fever, men wasted time searching for gold, 0 women

17
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What famous quote did John smith say?

A

“He who shall not work, shall not eat”

18
Q

Maryland prospered with ______ like Virginia

A

Tobacco

19
Q

Who did the colonies depend on for labor at first?

A

Indentured servants

20
Q

What is the Act of Toleration?

A

Granted toleration to all Christians

21
Q

Tobacco was ______ man’s crop, Sugar was ______ man’s crop

A

Poor, Rich

22
Q

Blacks were more abundant than whites _ to _

A

4 to 1

23
Q

What is Barbados slave code?

A

Denied most rights to slaves and gave masters control

24
Q

King Charles I was ________

A

beheaded

25
Q

In 1640, there was a ________

A

civil war

26
Q

_____ emerged as the main export crop, ______ knew how to grow it and had immunity to ______

A

Rice, Africans, Malaria

27
Q

Who were squatters?

A

Squatters were people from Virginia with no land

28
Q

What happened in the Tuscarora War?

A

Indians were crushed and sold into slavery

29
Q

What was the last colony and how did it act as a buffer?

A

Georgie (last of 13 colonies) and built to protect the Carolinas from the Spanish in Florida and the French from Louisiana

30
Q

The founders wanted to keep ______ out of Georgie

A

Slavery

31
Q

Who was the ablest of the founders and a dynamic soldier?

A

James Oglethorpe