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| Who developed a mild tobacco in Virginia which became the cash crop? |
John Rolfe |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:29:04 GMT |
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| The first permanent English Colony was what? |
Jamestown |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:29:04 GMT |
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| Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Roanoke Island tragedy is what? |
is unexplainable |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:29:04 GMT |
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| What is the purpose of the Protestant Reformation? |
to protest and separate from the Catholic Church |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:29:04 GMT |
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| The treaty dividing hte new world between Catholic Spain and Portugal is called what? |
Treaty Tordesillas |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:29:04 GMT |
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| Who explored an area which covers present day Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico looking ofr the Seven Cities of Gold? |
Coronado |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:29:04 GMT |
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| Which conquistadore conquered the Aztek Indians? |
Cortez |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:29:04 GMT |
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| Why were sumptuary laws passed? |
to enforce social orders |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:29:04 GMT |
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| What were the reasons for the founding of Georgia? |
Buffer against Spanish FL; haven for poor and debtors prison |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:25:02 GMT |
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| Describe the legislature of Pennsylvania? |
Unicamaral legislation (1 house) |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:25:02 GMT |
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| How and why was New Jersey founded? |
Duke of York gave to two proprietors; business deal |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:25:02 GMT |
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| The people who celebrated the first Thanksgiving were called a number of different things what were they? |
pilgrims, separatist, scrooby separatist |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:25:02 GMT |
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| Who taught the doctrine of predestination? What did the Puritans of England wish to do with regard to the church? |
John Calvin; puritans wanted to purify the English Church |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20:53 GMT |
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| List the Tudor Monarchs in order. |
Edward VI, Mary I, Edward & Mary, Elizabeth, Henry |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20:53 GMT |
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| What ahppened to most people who came to Jamestown? |
died of salt water poisoning |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:20:53 GMT |
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| On what was the economy of Virgina based on? |
tobacco |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:53:26 GMT |
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| What is the largest slave revolt? |
Stono Uprising |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:44:57 GMT |
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| Who settled the Carolinas? |
farmers and planters from Barbados |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:43:43 GMT |
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| Who founded Georgia? |
James Oglethorpe |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:43:43 GMT |
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| How did the Mason Dixon Line come about? |
Boundary b/w PA and Maryland; William Penn's grant overlapped the calverts property and it signifies difference b/w north and south. |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:43:42 GMT |
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| Who was the founder of Pennsylvania? |
William Penn |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:43:42 GMT |
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| Qere the Quakers persecuted? |
Yes; in England |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:41:28 GMT |
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| How did Quakers get their name? |
Quaked at the word of the Lord |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:41:28 GMT |
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| How were Quaker beliefs differend from those of the Puritans? |
more emotional in their worship and believed anyone could be saved. |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:41:28 GMT |
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| What colony was originally New Sweden? |
Delaware |
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scooter_arablvr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:41:28 GMT |
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| What was the original name of New York? |
New Amsterdam |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:11:13 GMT |
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| Why were most of the colonies that were stablished in the late 1600s founded? |
pure water, small communities, cool climate. |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:11:13 GMT |
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| Identify the Great Migration. |
16000 - 20000 came to massachusetts from 1630-1640 |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:11:13 GMT |
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| What did Roger believe? What did he do? |
thought civil authorities had no rights to punish one for religious beliefs or crimes; he found Rhode Island |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:11:13 GMT |
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| What colonies were created from Massachusetts Bay? |
Rhode Island, Conneticut, New Hampshire |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:29:07 GMT |
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| Who claimed New York for the Dutch? |
Henry Hudson |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:29:07 GMT |
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| Maryland was founded to help what group? |
Roman Catholics |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:29:07 GMT |
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| What were two unique aspects of the Charter of Maryland? |
1)feudalistic - baltimore owned land and divided among lanholders who owed him allegiance - regression.
2)Religious tolereation of all Christians - progrssive |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:29:07 GMT |
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| Who were the two indians who helped the Pilgrims? |
Squanto and Samoset |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:27:06 GMT |
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| What colony did the Puritans settle? |
Massachusetts Bay |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:27:06 GMT |
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| List the Stuart Monarchs in their proper order. |
James I - 1603, Charles I -1625, Oliver Cromwell (Lord Proteitor) - 1649, Charles II - 1660, James II - 1685, William & Mary - 1689, Anne - 1702 |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:27:06 GMT |
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| What person saved Jamestown? |
Captain John Smith |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:27:06 GMT |
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| What was the population pattern of the French Colonies? |
large land mass with social population. French ppl did not want to emigrate. |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:24:51 GMT |
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| What was the French Canadian economy based on? |
Fur trade (beaver) |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:24:51 GMT |
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| HOw did the gold that Spain got from the Americas' effect her? |
conquered Aztecs and Indians, wasted money on foreign affairs, and weakened quickly after all money was gone |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:24:51 GMT |
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| Who explored the Southeast US? |
Hernando de Soto |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:24:51 GMT |
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| Who defeated the Aztec Indians? |
Spain |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:22:59 GMT |
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| For whom is America named? |
Amerigo Vespucci |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:22:59 GMT |
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| What problems did Columbus have after he discovered America? |
settling credit for discovery. Credit was accidentally given to Amerigo Vespucci. |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:22:59 GMT |
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| What were Columbus' three ships? |
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:22:59 GMT |
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| What were some technological inventions of the Renaissance that made the discovery of America possible? |
printing press-maps became plentiful and more accurate |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:21:38 GMT |
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| Who first discovered America at about 1000? |
Christopher Columbus |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:21:38 GMT |
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| What happened to the indians as a result of European contact? |
virtually wiped out Indian populations, society. Europeans gave a lot of their sickness to Indians causing death. |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:21:38 GMT |
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| What were characteristics of American Indian tribes before white men? |
1)heterogeous-different
2)2 main groups: agricultural-hunter gatherers
3)Those of present US less advanced
4)lived in clans - either matriarchal or patriarchal |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:21:38 GMT |
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| Compare the life spans of New Englanders and Southerners during the 1600's. |
New England ppl lived 20 years longer than southerners bc southerners were stricken with malaria and salt water poisoning. |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:38 GMT |
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| What was the status of blacks during their first fifty years in America? |
remained unclear; some as slaves, others as indentured servants, others purchased their freedom, and others were successful planters. |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:38 GMT |
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| What theory was the British economy based on in the 1600's? |
mercantilism - theory which caused growth and exploitationn of English Empire. |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:38 GMT |
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| What was the reason for Bacon's rebellion? How did it end? |
To attach Indians and burn Jamestown; it ended after Bacon died of stomach ailment. |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:38 GMT |
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| Who incited the Salem Witchcraft Trials? |
a group of adolescent girls accusing other ppl of witchcraft and dreams of the devil |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:38 GMT |
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| What were the three sources of population growth in the 1770's? |
1)convicts
2)live births (largest group)
3)Pennsylvania Dutch |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:38 GMT |
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| What were the results of the Great Awakening? |
Congregation divided into Old and New Lights. ; Founding of new colleges. ; Belief of ppl having choice in matter of salvation |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:38 GMT |
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| Who was the most important Enlightment figure in America? |
Benjamin Franklin |
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scooter_arablvr Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:17:38 GMT |
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