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VUS.2 Questions
VUS.2 Essential Information on Exploration and Colonization
Question | Answer |
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Which group of people settled the New England colonies? | The Puritans seeking religious freedom |
On what was the Puritans’covenant community based? | The principles of the Mayflower Compact and the Puritan religious beliefs |
Did the Puritans tolerate other religions in their community? | No |
What type government did they (Puritans)establish? | Form of direct democracy through town meetings |
Which groups settled in the Middle Atlantic region? | English, Dutch and German-speaking immigrants |
Why did these immigrants settle the Middle Atlantic region? | They were seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity |
Who settled in Virginia and the other Southern colonies? | People seeking economic opportunities |
Who were the cavaliers? | English nobility who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England |
Who settled in the Shenandoah Valley or western Virginia? | Poor English immigrants who were seeking better lives as small farmers or artisans. |
Who were indentured servants? | People who agreed to work on tobacco plantations for a period of time to pay for passage to the New World |
Where was the first permanent settlement? When? | Jamestown in 1607 |
What company was responsible for the settlement at Jamestown? | The Virginia Company of London – It was a business venture |
What was the first elected assembly in the New World? | The House of Burgesses established in the 1640s in Virginia |
What is it called today and why is it significant? | General Assembly of Virginia – operated continuously from colonial times |
Where did the English settle in the New World? | The American colonies in North America |
Where did the Spanish settle? | The Caribbean, Central America and South America |
The exploration and settlements of the Europeans often led to what? | Violent conflicts with the American Indians (First Americans) |
What were the two main effects this settlement had on the First Americans? | The Indians lost their traditional territories and fell victim to diseases carried from Europe |
How was the French exploration different? | It did not lead to large-scale immigration from France and relations with native peoples were often more cooperative |
Where did the French settle? | Canada |
What led to the introduction of slavery in the New World? | The growth of an agricultural economy based on large landholdings in the Southern colonies and in the Caribbean |
Why and when were the first Africans brought to Jamestown? | 1619 to work on the tobacco plantations |