Chapter 1 and 2

Question 1

The geographic Features of New England region forced the colonist to rely on

Answer 1

Shipbuilding and fishing for economic success

Question 2

What is the correct order for these early English settlements

Roanoke
Jamestown
Pennsylvania
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay

Answer 2

Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Pennsylvania

Question 3

Geographical diffrence in the colonial america resulted in all of the following except
Increase farming in the south
Increase tension among Native American Tribes
Timber and fishing as jobs in the New England region
Decrease in the Triangular slave trade
Decrease of farming in the New England region

Answer 3

Decrease in the Triangular slave trade

Question 4

England’s drive to obtain additional colonies in America was an example of

Answer 4

Imperialism

Question 5

What was the primary motivation for Spanish colonization in the Americas

Answer 5

Economic gain

Question 6

Which of the following colonies was established as a haven for Quakers and promoted religious tolerance
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire

Answer 6

Pennsylvania

Question 7

In which year did christoper Columbus make his first voyage to the Americas

Answer 7

1492

Question 8

Who was the Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored Florida and is believed to be the first European to reach what is now the United States

Answer 8

Juan Ponce de leon

Question 9

This conquistador conqured the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain

Answer 9

Cortez

Question 10

John Smith is often credited with helping the Jamestown settlers survive by

Answer 10

Imposing strict miliatry disipline

Question 11

The primary motive for the establisment of the New England colonies was what

Answer 11

Freedom of Religion

Question 12

The primary motive for the establishment of the Southern colonies was what

Answer 12

Money

Question 13

The pilgrims, seeking religious freedom, established the colony of plymouth is which presend day U.S. state

Answer 13

Massachusetts

Question 14

The most diverse area of the country in the colonial period was located in the ____ Colonies

Answer 14

Middle

Question 15

All of the following are Southern colonies except
North Carolina
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina

Answer 15

Delaware

Question 16

Which colony was founded in 1607 and is often considered the first permanent English settlement in North America

Answer 16

Jamestown

Question 17

what was the backbone of the southern economy?

Answer 17

slaves

Question 18

The pilgrims who landed at Plymouth were called the ____ in England

Answer 18

seperatists

Question 19

What was the primary crop cultivated in the English colonies of Virginia and Maryland during the 17th century

Answer 19

Tobacco

Question 20

What were the separatist Pilgrims on board the Mayflower seeking in their journey to settle in Americas

Answer 20

To secure their own religious freedome and avoid persecution

Question 21

John Winthrop’s fleet landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1630 as part of the “Great Migration.” Wo made up the largest group of people to separte from England in order to start a new life in the American colonies?

Answer 21

Puritans

Question 22

Why were puritan town meetings important to the colonies and the future of America?

Answer 22

encouraged the growth of self-government and democratic traditons

Question 23

Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers- a Protestant group that was persecuted in England. Which of the following were an important part of Quaker beliefs?

Toleration of different peoples and religions
Non-violence
Hard work
None of the above
All of the Above

Answer 23

all of the above

Question 24

Millions of African slave; men, women, and children traveled against their will to the New World. What was this overcrowded voyage on the Atlantic Ocean called?

Answer 24

middle passage

Question 25

What was one difference between slaves and indentured servants in 1700's

Answer 25

Indentured servants recieved "freedom dues " at the end of their service, slaves were treated as property

Question 26

Jamestown was founded in what year?

Answer 26

1607

Question 27

Columbus discovery of the new world set off a system of trade connecting the eastern and western hemisphere. This transfer of plants, animals, people, and disease was known as what?

Answer 27

The columbian exchange

Question 28

The first people to arrive in the americas during the Ice Age are believed to have migrated from which continent?

Answer 28

Asia

Question 29

The first people arrived here during what time period

Answer 29

Ice Age

Question 30

All of the following are negative effects of a post columbus world on Native americans Loss of land Increased trade Slavery loss of life

Answer 30

Increased trade

Question 31

The major difference between Spanish pattern of conquest and English pattern of conquest was what?

Answer 31

The Spanish lived amongst the Native Americans and attempted to reform them to fit in with Spanish Culture

Question 32

The act of Toleration in Maryland is an important law because it laid the groundwork for

Answer 32

Freedom of Religion

Question 33

What do Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams have in common

Answer 33

They both were prominent members of the Quaker settlement of Pennsylvania

Question 34

Mexican culture today has traces of what two groups?

Answer 34

Native Americans and Spanish

Question 35

What European country originally settled New Jersey

Answer 35

Netherland

Question 36

By a "city upon a hill," John Winthrop meant

Answer 36

a godly community for others to emulate.

Question 37

The Virginia House of Burgesses is the first

Answer 37

Popularly elected legisture in the New world

Question 38

Bartolome de las Casas, a Spanish Dominican friar, is best known for his advocacy on behalf of which group of people in the Americas during the colonial period?

Answer 38

Indigenous peoples

Question 39

All of the following are one of the original 13 colonies located in New England except Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut

Answer 39

Maine

Question 40

Which European countries had claims in North America during the colonial period

Answer 40

Spain, France, and England

Question 41

The quakers got in trouble in England for the following reasons except Refusing to pay taxes if they believed the money would be spent to fund wars Refusing to fight in wars Violently rebelling for their freedom of religion Declining to take oaths or allegiance to the crown

Answer 41

Violently rebelling for their freedom of religion

Question 42

After 1492 Eurpope changed in all of the following way except The columbian exchange was introduced The availability of more land An increase in wars and national rivalry A decrease in overall economic wealth

Answer 42

A decrease in overall economic wealth

Question 43

Which two traditional American beliefs started with the first settlers in the new world

Answer 43

Freedom of Religion and a representative government

Question 44

The Mayflower compact was signed by Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620. What did it establish?

Answer 44

A system of govenment based on direct democracy

Question 45

The system of foced labor in Spanish colonies, where Native Americans were required to work on Spanish estates, was known as

Answer 45

Ecomienda

Question 46

Which English colony was known as the "City upon a hill" and intended to serve as a model of Christian virtue and community?

Answer 46

Massachusetts Bay

Question 47

The introduction of which animal from Europe had a transformative effect on Native American Plains cultures?

Answer 47

Horses

Question 48

The arrival of European diseases in the Americas resulted in what type of demographic change among Native American popularions?

Answer 48

Rapid population decline

Question 49

The first slaves were introduced to what is now the United States in what year?

Answer 49

1619