U.S. History Chapter 2 Quiz

England employed ______ _______ companies to begin colonies in North America.

Nathaniel Bacon helped to establish the colonist's revolutionary spirit.

Jamestown was the first permanent English colony. _____________ was the second.

Which English king granted the charter for the first permanent English colony?

The major religious sect that settled in the Middle Colonies were the _________.

Food and entertainment are what type of history?

The Spanish used the Laissez Faire system to take over other cultures.

Money, banking and employment are what type of history

A Pueblo native named Pope led a successful rebellion against the Spanish.

The Plymouth colony was settled by a religious group known as Lutherans.

Roger Williams said the Puritans had stolen the land from the Native Americans.

Governmental systems and rules are what type of history?

Which explorer claimed much of the Southwest of North America for Spain?

Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.

Art, literature, and religion are what type of history?

John Rolfe saved the Jamestown colony by introducing a new strain of potato.

Which Conquistador wiped out the Aztec civilization?

Indentured servants were a big part of the New England and Middle Colonies work force.

John Smith was the troubled first leader of the Jamestown colony.

The Pennsylvania colony actually allowed Native Americans to have a voice and rights

The headright system offered colonists 50 acres of land upon arrival in the colonies.

Who led a rebellion against the New England colonists?

Hernan Cortes wiped out the Inca in Peru

Which explorer opened the flood of European exploration into the Americas?

John Cabot claimed much of the land for England that became the 13 colonies.