Chapter 1 Test Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

The first European to find land in the western hemisphere was _________.

John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson

A

Leif Ericson

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2
Q

The explorer for whom north and south America were named was _________.

Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson
Amerigo Vespucci

A

Amerigo Vespucci

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3
Q

who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England was ______.

John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Herando Cortes

A

John Cabot

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4
Q

Which of these was not one of the first countries to establish settlements in north America?

England
France
Italy
Spain

A

Italy

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5
Q

Nearly all the people that came to the New World were seeking _______.

Adventure
Freedom
Riches

A

Freedom

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6
Q

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut became a pattern for the ________.

Charter of Privileges
Constitution
Declaration of Independence

A

Constitution

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7
Q

Harvard college was started to train ____.

Doctors
Lawyers
Ministers

A

Ministers

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8
Q

Fishing was a major industry in the ________ Colonies.

New England
Middle
Southern

A

New England

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9
Q

_______ what is the first permanent European settlement in America.

A

Saint Augustine

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10
Q

______ is known as the Lost Colony.

A

Roanoke

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11
Q

______ is the first permanent English settlement in America.

A

Jamestown

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12
Q

_______ became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

A

Plymouth Colony

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13
Q

____ is the first colony to offer complete religious freedom; founded by Roger Williams.

A

Rhode Island

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14
Q

______ was claimed by three countries at one time.

A

New York

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15
Q

______ is know as Penn’s Woods.

A

Pennsylvania

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16
Q

_______ was originally established to help people in debtor’s prison.

17
Q

What is the written record of what man has done with the time God has given him?

History
Geography
Land bridge

18
Q

What, most likely, made it possible for the first people to reach the western hemisphere?

Land bridge
Geography
History

19
Q

In what year did Christopher Columbus discover the New World?

1620
1492
1829

20
Q

How many original English colonies were there?

15
18
13

21
Q

In what year was Plymouth colony founded?

1492
1620
1264

22
Q

True or False

Hernando Cortes conquered Mexico for France?

23
Q

True or False

A colony is a group of people who ruled by their own native country, who settled in another land.

24
Q

True or False

A charter is a permit given by a ruler.

25
True or False Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut were the middle colonies.
False
26
True or False The belief that we can honor God in our work is the Puritan work ethic.
True
27
True or False The Charter of Privileges was a plan for governing the colony of Pennsylvania.
True
28
True or False The House of Burgesses was a group of representatives from the Virginia colony.
True
29
True or False The first permanent settlement in Carolina was Savannah.
False
30
True or False George Calvert, a Catholic, sought to establish Maryland for religious freedom.
True
31
True or False An old-field school was held in the home of a colonial woman.
False
32
Australia is found in the ______ Hemisphere. Eastern Western Prime meridian
Eastern
33
What line of latitude goes around the middle of the world? Prime Meridian Equator Patriots
Equator