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7th Grade History
Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Name the 4 great riches that North American Settlers found. | a. rich natural resources b. a varied climate c. much wildlife d. good not just for conquering but also for inhabiting |
| 2. Which two groups of people mainly settled North America? | a. The French b. The English |
| 3. Which group of people settled mainly in the eastern Canadian region? | The French |
| 4. Which people group settled in the southern area of North America? | The Spanish |
| 5. How did the Catholic missionaries show genuine zeal for their faith? | By their willingness to be martyred for their faith. |
| 6. Slave trade brought nearly 15 million Africans to North and South America. Where did the majority of them go to work? | To Brazil and the Caribbean to work the large estates. |
| 7. When was the practice of slavery entirely outlawed in all the Americas? | 1888 |
| 8. What major issue greatly contributed to the Civil War in the United States? | Slavery |
| 9. What did Ponce de Leon name the new land he found in North America? | Pascua Florida |
| 10. What does this word mean? | Easter Flower |
| 11. Why did he name the land this? | Because he landed on the coast between Daytona Beach and Cape Canaveral the day after Easter in 1513. |
| 12. Cabeza de Vaca viewed the Indians differently than most Spaniards of his time. How did he view them? | As human beings. |
| 13. Why wasn't Hernando de Soto popular with the Indians? | Because he enslaved them and stole their grain reserves. He and his men also passed on European diseases to the Indians. |
| 14. In what 6 states did the Spanish finally establish themselves? | 1. Texas 2. Arizona 3. New Mexico 4. Nevada 5. California 6. Florida |
| 15. Which group of people almost beat the Spaniards in actually settling Florida by establishing an early outpost there? | The French |
| 16a. Who did Phillip II of Spain send to settle Florida? | Pedro Menendez de Aviles |
| 16b. Who founded St. Augustine in 1535? | Menendez |
| 17. What is the oldest continually inhabited city in the United States? | St. Augustine |
| 18. Why did the Spanish decide to explore California, despite the fact that it was treacherous to do so? | Because word came of a threat to Spanish control. The English were exploring California near San Francisco. |
| 19. What was the favored fur for hats in North America? | Beaver |
| 20. Because of his love for the French frontier, Samuel de Champlain was given the title ___ __ ___ _______. | Father of New France |
| 21. Who funded the English's first attempt in 1587 to settle the east coast of present-day United States? | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| 22. Where did the English choose as their first settlement site? | Roanoke, North Carolina |
| 23. What was the only clue to the disappearance of what we call the "Lost Colony"? | The word Croatoan carved in a tree. |
| 24. How did John Smith help the Jamestown settlers make progress with the settlement? | He brought discipline to the group, and told the men to work or they wouldn't get to eat. |
| 25. What was the winter of 1609-1610 called? | The starving time |
| 26. Who helped Jamestown to begin recovering in 1611? | Acting Governor, Sir Thomas Dale |
| 27. Which Jamestown colonist married the Indian Chief's daughter, Pocahontas? | John Rolfe |
| 28. What is a cash crop? | A crop which could be sold for cash or supplies. |
| 29. Which cash crop did John Rolfe use to help the colony? | Tobacco |
| 30. What is one type of seed that the colonists imported from the West Indies? | Indigo |
| 31. Name 3 important ways the English settlements differed from French and Spanish settlements. | a. The English colonists came under private investors, not government sponsorship. b. The English colonists came to live with their families. c. Most English colonists were Protestants. |
| 32. How were the English settlements similar to the French and Spanish? | They all found a hostile and unfamiliar environment filled with dangers, chanllenges, and adventures. |
| 33. Who were the Puritans? | They settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony because they desired to worship the Lord the way they saw fit. |
| 34. The Puritans were ____ who disagreed with certain ______ _______. | Anglicans church practices |
| 35. What did they consider their settlement? | A city that is set on a hill, a light shining in darkness. |
| 36. Which of the colonies offered the most religious freedom? (French, English, or Spanish) | English |
| 37. What was the name of William Bradford's journal of the pilgrim's venture to America? | History of Plymouth Plantation |
| 38. In which of the colonies was education considered important? | The English North American |
| 39. By the mid-1700's, how many people were in the English colonies between the Atlantic coast and the Appalachian Mountains? | Over one million |
| 40. Why did France lose Canada to England in 1763? | As a result of the French and Indian War. |
| 41. After France lost Canada to England, what did the French and English colonists differ on? | How to rule, delaying Canadian independence. |
| 42. During the French and Indian War, where did the British wait? | In the waters below Quebec. |
| 43. What is Congress? | The United States' (the nation's) new legislature. |
| 44. What is the Constitution? | The most important document of U.S. history - it outlines the pattern of government. |
| 45. What is the Quebec Act? | The British protected the French way of life by passing this law. It guaranteed the continuance of French law and custom in the French part of Canada, including the special position of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| 46. What is the British North American Act? | The Act made Canada a self-ruling dominion on July 1, 1867. |
| 47. Why was the Canadian Pacific Railroad important? | With its completion in 1885, the vast land areas of the western region were opened up for settlement. The railroad linked the east and west coasts. |
| Essay 1. Know how different groups of settlers treated the Indians. | essay |
| Essay 2. Know how education was viewed in the English and French colonies - why it was or wasn't important, what they did or didn't study (especially in universities), and how it affected their government? | essay |
| Essay 3. Know where the French, English, and Spanish settled. Be able to name the areas as well as specific states/countries they settled. | essay |
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