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Question 1

Who was Christopher Columbus?

Answer 1

An Italian explorer known for his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean

Question 2

What are privateers?

Answer 2

Private individuals authorized by a government to attack foreign vessels

Question 3

Who was Pedro Menéndez?

Answer 3

The Spanish explorer who founded St. Augustine

Question 4

Where is St. Augustine located?

Answer 4

In Florida, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States

Question 5

Who was John Cabot?

Answer 5

An Italian explorer who is credited with the discovery of parts of North America

Question 6

What is Martin Frobisher known for?

Answer 6

He was an English seaman and privateer known for his attempts to find the Northwest Passage

Question 7

Who was Queen Elizabeth I?

Answer 7

The queen of England from 1558 to 1603, known for her support of exploration

Question 8

Who were the West Country Men?

Answer 8

Explorers and privateers from the West Country of England, including Walter Ralegh and Humphrey Gilbert

Question 9

What were the Irish Plantations?

Answer 9

Colonization efforts by England in Ireland during the 16th and 17th centuries

Question 10

Who was Sir Humphrey Gilbert?

Answer 10

An English explorer and the half-brother of Walter Ralegh, known for attempting to establish a colony in North America

Question 11

Where is Roanoke Island located?

Answer 11

Off the coast of North Carolina, it was the site of the first English colony in America

Question 12

Who were Manteo and Wanchese?

Answer 12

Two Native Americans from the Roanoke Island area who interacted with English colonists

Question 13

Who was Ralph Lane?

Answer 13

The leader of the Roanoke Colony during its initial settlement

Question 14

What was the Roanoke Colony?

Answer 14

The first English attempt to establish a permanent settlement in North America

Question 15

Who was Wingina?

Answer 15

The leader of the Roanoke Indians who interacted with the English settlers

Question 16

Who was John White?

Answer 16

The governor of the Roanoke Colony who returned to find the settlement abandoned

Question 17

What is significant about Jamestown?

Answer 17

It was the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607

Question 18

What was Powhatan’s Confederacy?

Answer 18

A coalition of Algonquian tribes in Virginia that interacted with English settlers

Question 19

Who was Powhatan?

Answer 19

The leader of the Powhatan Confederacy and father of Pocahontas

Question 20

What was the Virginia Company?

Answer 20

A joint-stock company that funded the establishment of Jamestown

Question 21

Who were the settlers in Jamestown?

Answer 21

Individuals seeking wealth, land, and new opportunities in the New World

Question 22

Define ‘Gentlemen’ in the context of Jamestown.

Answer 22

Wealthy men who sought to improve their social and economic status

Question 23

What are Indentured Servants?

Answer 23

Individuals who agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to America

Question 24

What were Freedom Dues?

Answer 24

Land or money given to indentured servants upon completion of their service

Question 25

What are the Navigation Acts?

Answer 25

Laws that restricted colonial trade to England and its colonies

Question 26

Define mercantilism.

Answer 26

An economic theory that emphasizes the role of the state in managing trade and commerce

Question 27

Who were the Great Planters?

Answer 27

Wealthy landowners in the Chesapeake region who dominated the economy

Question 28

What is the significance of Bacon’s Rebellion?

Answer 28

A revolt against colonial authority in 1676 that highlighted class tensions

Question 29

What does 'Transition to Slavery' refer to?

Answer 29

The shift in labor systems from indentured servitude to African slavery in the colonies

Question 30

What is the Protestant Work Ethic?

Answer 30

A belief that hard work and frugality are signs of a person's faith

Question 31

Who were the Puritans?

Answer 31

A religious group seeking to purify the Church of England and establish a model society

Question 32

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Answer 32

An agreement made by the Pilgrims to establish a self-governing colony

Question 33

What was the Great Migration?

Answer 33

The movement of thousands of Puritans to New England in the 1630s

Question 34

What is Congregationalism?

Answer 34

A system of church governance where each congregation governs itself

Question 35

Who was Roger Williams?

Answer 35

A dissenter who founded Rhode Island and advocated for religious freedom

Question 36

What is Antinomianism?

Answer 36

The belief that faith alone is necessary for salvation, disregarding moral law

Question 37

What was the Halfway Covenant?

Answer 37

A form of partial church membership created to increase participation

Question 38

What are the Restoration Colonies?

Answer 38

Colonies established in the 1660s during the Restoration of the monarchy in England

Question 39

Who was William Penn?

Answer 39

The founder of Pennsylvania and a prominent Quaker leader

Question 40

What is the Society of Friends?

Answer 40

Another name for the Quakers, a religious group known for pacifism

Question 41

What are Quitrents?

Answer 41

Annual rents paid by landholders to the proprietor of a proprietary colony

Question 42

What was the Yamasee War?

Answer 42

A conflict between British colonists and the Yamasee Indians in 1715-1717

Question 43

What does 'Triangular Trade' refer to?

Answer 43

A system of trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

Question 44

What was the Middle Passage?

Answer 44

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the Americas

Question 45

What was the significance of the Treaty of Utrecht?

Answer 45

It ended the War of the Spanish Succession and affected colonial boundaries

Question 46

Who was George Washington?

Answer 46

The commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War

Question 47

What was the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 47

A document declaring the American colonies' independence from Britain

Question 48

What was the Peace of Paris, 1763?

Answer 48

The treaty that ended the French and Indian War and reshaped North America

Question 49

What is the significance of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 49

The first constitution of the United States, establishing a weak federal government

Question 50

What does 'Right of Revolution' mean?

Answer 50

The principle that people have the right to overthrow a government that does not protect their rights