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lms 8 history
unit 1 - exploration and colonization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what way might the Spanish choice to claim North American land be considered controversial? | Spanish explorers seized territory already inhabited by Native Americans |
| How do we know that Columbus thought that he had found the far east in his travels? | He referred to the natives he encountered as "Indians" |
| How did the first people arrive in North America? | The crossed a land bridge from Asia to North America |
| What effect did the headright system have on slavery? | It expanded slavery by encouraging planters to purchase more slaves in order to gain more land |
| In what way might the Spanish choice to claim North American land be considered controversial? | Spanish explorers seized territory already inhabited by Native Americans |
| How did William Penn treat the Native Americans that was different from the other colonies? | Colonists there treated the Native Americans with respect, they had to purchase the land from the Native Americans |
| How do we know that Columbus thought that he had found the far east in his travels? | He referred to the natives he encountered as "Indians" |
| How did the first people arrive in North America? | The crossed a land bridge from Asia to North America |
| What effect did the headright system have on slavery? | It expanded slavery by encouraging planters to purchase more slaves in order to gain more land |
| How did William Penn treat the Native Americans that was different from the other colonies? | Colonists there treated the Native Americans with respect, they had to purchase the land from the Native Americans |
| Describe the conditions of the transportation of newly enslaved Africans to the Americas? | Enslaved Africans were often put on overcrowded ships with little personal space for the journey to the Americas |
| Anne Hutchinson's trail was different from the trial of today in that she? | Did not have a lawyer |
| What was one of the first things the Pilgrims had to do when they first came to their new settlement? | They had to construct houses or shelters to protect them from the weather |
| Native Americans were replaced as slaves by Africans largely due to the fact that it was believed that Africans were? | Less likely to die from European diseases |
| Anne Hutchinson's trail was different from the trial of today in that she? | Did not have a lawyer |
| What was the reason for bringing women to Jamestown was important to the Virginia Company? | The women could marry the men and raise families. |
| Native Americans were replaced as slaves by Africans largely due to the fact that it was believed that Africans were? | Less likely to die from European diseases |
| What was the reason for bringing women to Jamestown was important to the Virginia Company? | The women could marry the men and raise families. |
| How did Thomas Hooker act on his want for a colony with strict limits on government? | He settled the town of Hartford and established representative government |
| What belief did the Quakers have that set them apart from the other religious groups that settled in the colonies? | Quakers believed that all people are equal in God's eyes |
| The primary reason the Spanish explored the eastern coast of North America and the western coast of South America was to find? | A western route to Asia |
| Columbus's voyages to the Americas marked a turning point in world history because? | They led Europeans to look to the Americas as places where they could explore, settle, trade and gain wealth |
| One of the significant results of the founding of Jamestown was that? | The colonists eventually learned how to survive and thrive on the swampy land |
| The signing of the Mayflower Compact was significant to the future of the American colonies because it? | strengthened a tradition of government through representation |
| The Pilgrims and the Puritans both came to America to? | Escape religious persecution in England |
| William Penn supported the idea of (?) while he was leading the colony of Pennsylvania. | Developing self-government |
| What English colony was set up as a debtors colony? | Georgia |
| The first Great Awakening promoted cooperation and a new outlook among colonists, inspiring them to think that if they could manage their own churches and parishes, then they could also - | run their own government |
| Why were water routes such as the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes important to the French settlers? | Settlers relied on water routes for transportation |
| Lord Baltimore, the proprietor of Maryland, at first charged the settlers a yearly rent, then made generous land grants to those who would bring families and servants, finally he offered smaller farms and estates to attract more settlers. This demonstrate | That he wanted his colony to grow. |
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