Question | Answer |
Why was the travel to China difficult and long? | deserts, pirates, taxes. |
What made long ocean voyages possible? | caravel, compass, astrolabe |
Significance of Prince Henry? | navigation school, mapmaking |
Where did Columbus think he landed? | India |
What was the purpose of the Aztec pyramids? | to serve as execution sites. |
Why were the natives so easily conquered by Cortez? and the Spanish leadership? | they were always conditioned to follow some sort of leader. |
What was the Pueblo Revolt of 1680? | a revolt that killed 21 priests and hundreds of Spanish colonists because the Spanish were trying to force Catholicism |
What territory in the New World did Spain control? | Southeastern and Southwestern part of North America, along with a vast majority of South America. |
Characteristics of Spanish Mercantilism... | Gold, God and Glory for Spain. |
Characteristics of English Mercantilism... | some personal investments and freedoms. |
Who were the Huguenots? | french protestants who sought religios freedoms. Settled: Southern Colonies and Quebec. |
Who are the coureurs de bois? | runners of the woods who went deep into Canada to trade with the indians. |
What prevented John Whites return to Roanoke? | threat of Spanish invasion. |
3 factors that attributed to the rise of English Colonization... | 1.new buisness practices 2. culture of technological inquisitiveness 3. a climate receptive to political and economic risk taking. |
Why did Powhatan support the Jamestown settlers? | because they would help him defeat other tribes. |
How did the English view of Africans change? | at first they had the same status as european indentured servants, but they eventually were seen as permanent slaves by heredity. |
What is the significance of Opechanacanough? | was Powhatans brother who overtook the Chesapeake tribes and lead attacks on Jamestown settlers. |
What was Oliver Cromwell's view of the Protestant and Catholic problems in Maryland? | He was a proprietor who supported the Act of Toleration, even though he was a Puritan. |
How did the Cherokee Indians help the Carolinians? | in making an alliance to defeat the Yamasees and Creeks. |
5 important trends established in Virginia and Maryland... | 1. the distance between the ruler and the governed. 2. increase of political confidence and status. 3. Rebellions against the gov. 4. religious toleration. 5. importance of armed citizens. |
Who were the Puritans? | christians that wanted to "purify" the church of England and remove Catholic tendencies. |
What is the Legacy of the Plymouth settlers? | the thanksgiving dinner, the mayflower compact, and the courage of braving the dangers and uncertainties of the new world. |
What was the role of the Puritan clergy in Massachutes? | as an influence on the voting citizens. |
An important result of the Pequot war? | the realization of the Indians that they would have to unite to defeat the english, and the expansion of the New England militia system. |
Were the Acts done by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchingson harder to handle than the indians? | Yes, because its harder to control the human spirit. |
How was NY established? | when Charles II invaded New Amsterdam and gave it to his brother, the Duke of York. |
What was the significance of Peter Stuyvesant? | failed to mobilize the Dutch population when the English invaded, but his surrender allowed the Dutch to stay in the colony. |
What was the Glorious Revolution? | a series of abuses by Stuart Kings. The whigs gained power in England without any bloodshed, and exiled James II. |
Similarity between Brittish Declaration of Rights, and the American Bill of Rights? | both promoted the right to keep and bear arms, religious freedoms, and economic freedom. |
What are the 3 themes of Early Colonial history? | 1. religious freedoms. 2. personal liberties. 3. economic freedoms. |