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American History: before Columbus - Beginnings of America
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Which is true about Georgia
Given to Oglethorpe to repay a royal debt
buffer between Dutch and British territory
None of the above.
Founded by James Oglethorpe for debtors
2
All are regions of English territory in the Americas during the 1500-1700's EXCEPT...
Western
New England
Southern
Middle
3
Where did the Pilgrims go before the came to America?
England
Netherlands
France
Holland
4
How did Thomas Jefferson change John Locke's natural rights for the Declaration of Independence
Life, Liberty, and Suffrage
Life, Liberty, and Property
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Life, Liberty, and Prosperity
5
This person sought to take the Aztec empire. He was driven out but came back in 1521- who is he
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando Cortes
Francisco Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
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first English colony
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
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permission slip/governing document for a new territory
compact
contract
charter
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potential trade route going through North America to get to India
Northwest voyage
Northwest Passage
Northern Route
Northeest trading post
9
multiple people putting money into a project to earn profits
joint-stock company
joint company
shared company
stock company
10
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella ruled _____?
Spain
Italy
England
France
11
Believed each person could know God directly through an inner light.
Quakers
Pilgrims
Puritans
Jesuits
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William Penn was a
Quaker
Puritan
Catholic
Protestant
13
Which is not true about Jamestown
swampy
First successful English colony
Virginia
warm climate year round
14
Which is not a cause for Bacon's Rebellion?
Trade with Native Americans
Increased presence of British soldiers
Profitable land goes to the wealthy
Expanding Economy
15
Who believed that God required hard work and long hours.
Protestants
Pilgrims
Puritans
Quakers
16
Which country first settled in modern day New York
Sweden
Spain
England
Netherlands
17
Who funded Roanoke
Sir Walter Raleigh
John White
John Smith
Sir William Pitt
18
Which best describes King Philip's war?
Moctezuma & the Aztecs were trying to regain control of land from British
Algonquin and Huron fighting the Iroquois in the French and Indian War
Native Americans attacked settlers at Jamestown
Metacom and the Wampanoag were fed up with British taking Wamapnoag land
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Inca
war-like civilization-one of the largest in the Americas
empire fell due to famine and disease
Ruled by Atahaulpa when Pizzaro took control of the empire
Cortes took over the empire after he was welcomed as a god
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which is not an element of civilization
A system of record keeping
Common currency
Cities that are center of trade
Specialized jobs for different people
21
Which is not a reason people moved to the middle colonies?
political oppression
escape disease outbreak
religious freedom
farming opportunity
22
This war is when the Native Americans went after the British for taking their land in 1622
Pontiac's Rebellion
French and Indian War
Bacon's Rebellion
King Phillip's War
23
What allowed for the Salem witch hunt to grow so quickly
Economic hardship/taxes
Famine
Fear of Native American attack
unemployment
24
Who was involved in King Phillip's War?
Iroquois and French
Algonquin and Jamestown
Powhatans and Plymouth
Powhatans and Jamestown
25
Person who brought 50 or more people to the dutch colonies
Parrot
Patriot
Headright
Patroon
26
Which is not a reason for Spanish colonization
God
Goods
Glory
Gold
27
Representative government in Jamestown
House of Lords
House of Burgesses
House of Commons
House of Representatives
28
Natives allied with the British
Iroquois
Algonquin
Huron
Inca
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way of life that people share, including art, beliefs, and customs
nationalism
civilization
culture
30
main ideas of the fundamental orders of CT are: 1. right to vote to all male property owners 2. limit governments power
False
True
31
Which of the following is not one of the middle colonies?
Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
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Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony- Pilgrims
John Olgethorpe
Jon Berkley
John Rolfe
John Winthrop
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years of the French and Indian War
1753-1764
1755-1763
1754-1765
1754-1763
34
People who follow their food
voyagers
farmers
amerindians
nomads
35
small pox, chickens, horses, corn all part of the
Silk Road
Columbian Voyage
Columbian Exchange
Trade on the Middle Passage
36
The French initially....
Settled in modern day New York
Explored along modern day Florida and Louisiana
Explored in Canada and established a trading post in Quebec
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Huguenots
French Quakers
French Protestants
French Catholics
French Muslims
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Mercantilism
Economic system that seeks to help the colonies
government regulated economy- benefits mother country
economic system controlled by the producers and consumers
government regulated economy- benefits all territory evening
39
Who helped the Pilgrims in the Americas by translating and negotiating with Natives
Samoset
Metacom
Pocahontas
Squanto
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governing document that helped establish ideas of self-government and majority rule
Mayflower Charter
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
Mayflower Contract
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Believed in separation of powers in the government
Locke
Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesqieu
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Which best describes Columbus?
Better ruler than explorer- was promoted to governor of Haiti
Was looking for a trade route East to go to Asia.
Sailed for Italy but was from Spain
Better explorer than ruler- was removed from power in Hispaniola
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Highest social class in the Spanish hierarchy
Creoles
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Native and African Americans
