What was Columbus searching for on his FIRST voyage?

a more direct sea route to Asia

What led to the Powhatan Wars?

The colonists continued to take more Powhatan land.

How did John Rolfe help make the Jamestown settlement a success?

by establishing tobacco as a cash crop

Why did the English want to start colonies in the Americas?

They wanted lumber and other raw materials.

What was ONE of the consequences of the growth of Spanish colonies in the Americas?

Native Americans and Africans were forced into slavery.

Why did the Spanish government send missionaries to the Americas?

to convert Native Americans to the Catholic Church

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Social Studies Unit 2 Review

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1
What was the MAIN reason that people were willing to go on journeys of exploration?
They wanted to escape life in Europe.
They hoped to find riches.
They hoped to find new lands to settle.
They believed it was their duty to serve their country.
2
When the demand is high and the supply is low, what happens to the price?
It stays the same.
It decreases.
It increases.
3
Which Native American empire did conquistador Hernando Cortés conquer?
Pueblo
Taino
Aztec
Inca
4
What was Columbus searching for on his FIRST voyage?
places to set up colonies for Portugal
new plants and animals
a more direct sea route to Asia
religious and political freedom
5
What led to the Powhatan Wars?
The Powhatan were angry that Jamestown was a royal colony.
The colonists were stealing food from the Powhatan.
The colonists fought the Powhatan over fishing rights.
The colonists continued to take more Powhatan land.
6
How did John Rolfe help make the Jamestown settlement a success?
by draining the swamps near the settlement
by building the first fort
by establishing tobacco as a cash crop
by setting up the first legislature
7
Why did the English want to start colonies in the Americas?
The wanted to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
They wanted lumber and other raw materials.
They wanted to protect the Northwest Passage.
They wanted to conquer New Spain.
8
Which colony was governed by William Bradford?
Jamestown
None of these
Roanoke
Plymouth
9
What was ONE of the consequences of the growth of Spanish colonies in the Americas?
Bartolomé de las Casas became governor of New Spain.
The Spanish and English fought over land in the Southwest.
The Spanish and French competed in the Northeast.
Native Americans and Africans were forced into slavery.
10
Why did the Pilgrims come to North America?
to find religious freedom
to search for gold and other riches
to convert Native Americans to the Catholic faith
to escape debt in the Netherlands
11
At the time England founded its first permanent colony, Virginia was home to the
Powhatan Confederacy
Iroquois League
Huron
Wampanoag
12
When the supply is high and the demand is low, what happens to the price?
It decreases.
It increases.
It stays the same.
13
Which important government concept was included in the Mayflower Compact?
the Constitution
self-government
three branches
taxes
14
Why did the Spanish government send missionaries to the Americas?
to build presidios
to convert Native Americans to the Catholic Church
to search for gold
to carry out the Reconquista

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