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Chp. 4 Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Religious settlements in New Spain | missions |
| A colony that is given to a person | proprietary colony |
| pilgrims | a person who takes a journey for religious reasons |
| Plymouth settlers | Came to America seeking religious freedom |
| colony | land that is ruled by another country |
| indentured servants | people who agree to work without pay for a certain amount of time |
| The French explorer that named Louisiana... | Sieur de La Salle |
| legislature | the lawmaking branch of the government |
| The first Dutch settlement named after the capital city in the Netherlands | New Amsterdam |
| This colony is often referred to as the Lost Colony | Roanoke |
| The capital city of New Spain... | Mexico City |
| Squanto helped the pilgrims by... | teaching them when to plant corn, how to fish, and to use fish as a fertilizer |
| Why did Marquette and Joliet not reach the mouth of the Mississippi River? | Native Americans told them that Europeans were living south of where they were on the Mississippi so they turned around, fearing the Europeans were Spanish soldiers. |
| Why did Dutch settlers come to America to settle? | They wanted to make a profit from fur and lumber. |
| What did the pilgrims use to repay the Virginia Company for the cost of their voyage to America? | Fur and lumber |
| Which colony made profits from tobacco sales to Europe? | Jamestown |
| Why did French settlers come to America to settle? | They wanted to make a profit from fur. |
| Which colony was a royal colony? | Jamestown |
| Where did the pilgrims first settle when they left England? | the Netherlands |
| Why did the pilgrims write the Mayflower Compact? | They wanted to decide how they would govern themselves in their new colony. |
| What is "majority rule"? | When more than half of a group of people agree to a decision or law, all of the people must then obey it. |
| What rule did John Smith enforce for the people of Jamestown to follow? | He who does not work, does not eat. |
| What was the name of Virginia's legislature? | The House of Burgesses |
| England's first successful permanent colony was... | Jamestown |
| large farms | plantations |
| part ownership in a business | stock |
| a crop that people grow to sell | cash crop |
| a resource that can be used to make a product... | raw material |
| Spanish forts | presidios |
| the practice of holding people against their will and forcing them to work without pay | slavery |
| money that is left over after the costs have been paid | profit |
| Which settlement was founded on the Hudson River? | New Amsterdam |
| Which settlement was founded on the St. Lawrence River? | Quebec |
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