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SS Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the original motivation that started the Age of Exploration? | to find a direct route to Asia. |
| What were the 3 European motivations? | gold (Economic), God, (Religious), glory (political) |
| Why was exploring for the Europeans different? What did they lack? | limited maps and poor navigation skills |
| Using your land claim map in notebook, what countries were claiming land in North America? (look at colored map in notebook) | France, Spain, England and Netherlands |
| How did European land claims impact the Native American people? | lost resources; sometimes became forced labor |
| Explain the difference between the Native American Point of view and European settler point of view when it comes to land? | Europeans want land ownership and the Natives believed shared land |
| What is an important accomplishment of Jamestown? | first permanent English settlement |
| How did John Smith help Jamestown? (identify 3) | "you don't work, you don't eat"; No more search for gold |
| Which events caused the settlers of Jamestown to starve to death? | drought, colonist steal food, can't safely get own food, Powhaton food block, 2/3 colonists starve to death |
| The Mayflower Compact created a system of what? | self-government/democracy |
| What did the Mayflower Compact emphasize? (use notebook annotations) | put God first; Obey Common law |
| Who was William Bradford? What did he do? | Plymouth Govenor for 30 years; his policies helped them survive early settlement |
| What are the events that caused the Bacon's Rebellion? (list in order) | 1) poor farmers losing land and getting attacked by Native tribes 2) governor refused to send military to help 3) Nathaniel Bacon organized attacks on Native tribes |
| Compare and Contrast Africans and Indentured servants. - Slaves characteristics | Captured and forced to Americans |
| Compare and Contrast Africans and Indentured servants. - Indentured Servant characteristics | Contract could be sold and free after contract |
| Compare and Contrast Africans and Indentured servants. - Similarities | no pay, punished, denied freedom |