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U.S.History mid-term
Colonial American test questions
Question | Answer |
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The Viking explorer that is considered to be the first European to set foot on North American soil. | Leif Ericson. |
Which was not part of the Columbian exchange: Currency, Animals, Plants, or diseases? | Currency. |
John Cabot's voyage was a failed attempt to sail around the world, find a Northwest passage, find the lost colony of Roanoke, or look for a spot for a successful British colony. | find a Northwest Passage. |
Which groups would have been likely to settle in New France? fur traders, missionaries, fisherman, or all of the above. | all of the above. |
What best describes a joint-stock company? | A group of people who pool their money to fund a colony.. |
The British explorer who founded the famous "lost colony" of Roanoke? | Raleigh. |
The first successful British colony in the New World? | Jamestown. |
What were some problems Jamestown settlers faced when they first landed? | They settled in a mosquito-infested area, they did not plant crops, or Many settlers weren't used to hard labor. |
What contribution is John Rolfe best known for? | He introduced a better tasting West Indian strain of tobacco to Jamestown. |
This man led a revolt against Jamestown and Governor Berkeley. | Nathaniel Bacon. |
What did the Puritans want to do? | Remove "Catholic influences" from the Anglican Church. |
What finally ended the Salem Witch Trials? | The governor finally ordered an end to the trials and executions. |
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact? | THe Pilgrims agreed to follow whatever laws they created. |
This Indian helped the Pilgrims by teaching them how to farm as well as improving their relations with other Indian tribes. | Squanto |
Which was named governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony. | WInthrop |
Anne Hutchinson and roger williams could best be described as what. | dissenters from accepted religious ideas. |
Which colony was established as a "haven" for Catholics? | Maryland |
Why did King Charles II give William Penn a land grant for Pennsylvania? | Charles owed Penn's father a large debt, and gave Penn the land grant as payment. |
What does the name Philadelphia mean? | "City of Brotherly Love" |
a system of land distribution best describes which system? | the headright system |
What is "mercantilism?" | A political and economic policy |
What person is most closely identified with the Great Awakening? | George Whitefield |
What ended the French and Indian War | The Treaty of Paris |
What happened as a result of the French and Indian War? | Land in England held in the New World doubled in size, England was deeply in debt because of fighting in the war, or Native Americans lost a key ally when the French left. |