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Cario 8.1-8.3 US 8
Thomas Cario Middle School 8.1-8.3 Unit 1 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How were Native American tribes/nations divided? | Native American nations of North America were divided into regional groups based on where people lived and the languages that they spoke. |
| 2. Which Native American nation was predominate in Carolina? | Eastern Woodlands |
| How did the geography of South Carolina affect the Native Americans who lived there? | *Waterways: forests were plentiful. *Fertile Land: developed farming. *Rivers - transportation and to survive. *Rocks, wood and animal pelts - create tools for hunting, farming and building * tree bark and animal hides - houses |
| What allowed Native Americans to stop living a nomadic lifestyle? | Development of farming |
| How did relations between the Native Americans and the European settlers change over time? | Native Americans were initially friendly with European settlers and they worked to get along. As settlers took over their lands, cheated them in trade, and forced some of the natives into slavery, they resisted. This lead to hostilities. |
| Why did the Spanish initially come to the Americas? | Gold |
| What happened to the native population as a result of contact with the Spanish? | Disease and overwork soon decimated the native population |
| What areas of the New World did the French explore? | They established settlements at Montreal and Quebec and areas around rivers, including the Mississippi. |
| How did many French settlers make a living? | French traders established good relations with the native peoples on whom they relied for trade in furs. |
| What areas of the New World did the English explore? | English explorers also sailed along the coast of North America, claiming these lands for the English King |
| What attracted English settlers to the New World? | Fleeing from religious persecution in England and founded societies based on their shared religious values. |
| Which Spanish explorer is credited with traveling through most of Carolina? | Hernando de Soto |
| What happened to the Spanish colony of San Miguel de Gualdape? | A cold winter and disease led to the abandonment of the colony. |
| What happened to the French colony of Charlesfort? | They ran out of supplies and abandoned it. |
| What happened to early attempts to settle Carolina? | Spanish and French were motivated by gold & fur trade and did not think take the time to settle or have support of mother country. |
| What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World? When was it established? | Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World [1607] |
| What crop led to the success of Jamestown? | tobacco |
| What was the headright system? | The headright system provided land to anyone who paid their own passage or the passage of others to the settlement. |
| What group of people made up the labor force on early plantations? | Indentured servants |
| Who replaced indentured servants as the primary labor force on plantations? | African slaves |
| Why were African slaves considered a more reliable source of labor than indentured servants? | *indentured servants were contracted to work for a specific time period *slaves were owned – labor for life |
| Why were most of the colonies in New England settled? | The New England colonies were founded as a haven (safe place) for religious groups persecuted in England. |
| What groups of people settled in the Middle Colonies? | Settlers to the Middle Colonies included a great variety of Europeans, including the Dutch who first settled New York and the Swedes who first settled Delaware. English Puritans also moved into the Middle Colonies and English Quakers settled Pennsylvania. |
| Why did the Middle Colonies have the greatest diversity of people and religions in British North America? | They promoted religious tolerance. *freedom to practice their own religion |
| What was the economy of the Middle Colonies based upon? | This region’s economic prosperity rested on its good harbors, factories and fertile fields. |
| Why was Carolina founded? | Carolina was founded as a proprietary colony when the king (Charles II) granted land to the eight Lords Proprietors in payment of a debt. |
| What natural resources in Carolina contributed to its success? | fertile land, a mild climate, and many waterways |
| What were the three Native American tribes in South Carolina? | Cherokee, Catabawa, Yamassee |
| What jobs did they have in the New England Colonies? | Shipbuilding, Whaling, Fishing |
| What jobs did they have in the Middle Colonies? | Factories, Mining, Breadbasket |
| What jobs did they have in the Southern Colonies? | Plantations, Trading |
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