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On what was the economy of Virgina based on?
tobacco
Who developed a mild tobacco in Virginia which became the cash crop?
John Rolfe
The first permanent English Colony was what?
Jamestown
Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Roanoke Island tragedy is what?
is unexplainable
What is the purpose of the Protestant Reformation?
to protest and separate from the Catholic Church
The treaty dividing hte new world between Catholic Spain and Portugal is called what?
Treaty Tordesillas
Who explored an area which covers present day Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico looking ofr the Seven Cities of Gold?
Coronado
Which conquistadore conquered the Aztek Indians?
Cortez
Why were sumptuary laws passed?
to enforce social orders
What were the reasons for the founding of Georgia?
Buffer against Spanish FL; haven for poor and debtors prison
Describe the legislature of Pennsylvania?
Unicamaral legislation (1 house)
How and why was New Jersey founded?
Duke of York gave to two proprietors; business deal
The people who celebrated the first Thanksgiving were called a number of different things what were they?
pilgrims, separatist, scrooby separatist
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
List the Tudor Monarchs in order.
Edward VI, Mary I, Edward & Mary, Elizabeth, Henry
What ahppened to most people who came to Jamestown?
died of salt water poisoning
What is the largest slave revolt?
Stono Uprising
Who settled the Carolinas?
farmers and planters from Barbados
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
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.
Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Qere the Quakers persecuted?
Yes; in England
How did Quakers get their name?
Quaked at the word of the Lord
How were Quaker beliefs differend from those of the Puritans?
more emotional in their worship and believed anyone could be saved.
What colony was originally New Sweden?
Delaware
What was the original name of New York?
New Amsterdam
Why were most of the colonies that were stablished in the late 1600s founded?
pure water, small communities, cool climate.
Identify the Great Migration.
16000 - 20000 came to massachusetts from 1630-1640
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
What colonies were created from Massachusetts Bay?
Rhode Island, Conneticut, New Hampshire
Who claimed New York for the Dutch?
Henry Hudson
Maryland was founded to help what group?
Roman Catholics
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
Who were the two indians who helped the Pilgrims?
Squanto and Samoset
What colony did the Puritans settle?
Massachusetts Bay
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
What person saved Jamestown?
Captain John Smith
What was the population pattern of the French Colonies?
large land mass with social population. French ppl did not want to emigrate.
What was the French Canadian economy based on?
Fur trade (beaver)
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
Who explored the Southeast US?
Hernando de Soto
Who defeated the Aztec Indians?
Spain
For whom is America named?
Amerigo Vespucci
What problems did Columbus have after he discovered America?
settling credit for discovery. Credit was accidentally given to Amerigo Vespucci.
What were Columbus' three ships?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
What were some technological inventions of the Renaissance that made the discovery of America possible?
printing press-maps became plentiful and more accurate
Who first discovered America at about 1000?
Christopher Columbus
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.
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
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.
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.
What theory was the British economy based on in the 1600's?
mercantilism - theory which caused growth and exploitationn of English Empire.
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.
Who incited the Salem Witchcraft Trials?
a group of adolescent girls accusing other ppl of witchcraft and dreams of the devil
What were the three sources of population growth in the 1770's?
1)convicts
2)live births (largest group)
3)Pennsylvania Dutch
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
Who was the most important Enlightment figure in America?
Benjamin Franklin
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