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Unit 1 History Test
Flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is John Winthrop? | He was the founder of Boston. Sermon "City on a Hill" First governor of Massachusetts. |
| King Phillips War | Massasoit's son united Indians and attacked white settlements throughout new England causing them to retreat to Boston. Indians loosing. |
| The Pequot Wars | White with Narragansett Indian allies attached Pequot village on Mystic River. Pequot tribe virtually annihilated. |
| Mayflower Compact | The pact that the settlers signed before they got off the boat saying that they would go by majority rule. |
| What is a Puritan? | They were individuals that believed that the church of England was too Catholic and wanted to reform. Soldiers of was against satan. Wanted to purify Christianity. |
| Who is Squanto? | He was captured and enslaved in England for three years. Became translator for the Wampanoag. |
| Who is Massasoit? | Sachem ( chief, leader) of the Wampanoag tribe. Lives by example. |
| What is a Separatist? | Devout Christians who fled the old world (Europe) for fear of the outside influence (pollution of Christian ways) Pilgrims were Separatist. |
| Who is Anne Hutchinson? | She was a "Puritan Rebel" Threatened Patriarchal Control. Holy life was no sign of Salvation. Thought she was truly saved and didn't need to obey the law. |
| Rhode Island | Roger Williams fled here. MA Bay Puritan's wanted to Exile him. Became the "Sewer" or dumping ground for the Puritan's for those who did not believe what they believed. |
| Who is Leif Ericson? | First European to land in America. |
| Who is Christopher Columbus? | Went across the Atlantic Sea. Killed off Indians. |
| What is pre-Columbian Era? | Civilizations of American before Christopher Columbus. |
| Who were the Native Americans? | They were the first people to be in America. |
| What were smallpox? | A disease that killed off tons of people. They made smallpox blankets to kill off the Indians. |
| Who is Sir Walter Raleigh? | He was an English, aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, and an explorer. |
| What is Roanoke Island/Lost Colony? | An island off the coast of North Carolina. Site of Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to make a settlement.But then they vanished. |