2023 history book 1 self test 1.3 Flashcards
what European country established Fort Orange
Netherlands
what European country established Jamestown
England
what European country established New Orleans
France
what European country established St Augustine
Spain
what European country established New Amsterdam
Netherlands
what European country established Quebec
France
what European country established Roanoke
England
what European country established San Diego
Spain
what European country established Santa Fe
Spain
what European country established Detroit
France
John Smith
Leader of the first English colony whose strict discipline saved it
Ponce de Leon
explored and named Florida while searching for the Fountain of youth
Marco Polo
visited china in the 1200’s and wrote a book about it
Henry the navigator
organized Portuguese voyages around Africa to the far east
Leif Ericson
led first European attempt to colonize America
Magellan
Led the first successful circumnavigation of the world
Sir Francis Drake
sea dog, circumnavigated the world attacking Spanish ports
John Cabot
explored Canada and found the grand banks for England shortly after Columbus
Henry Hudson
explored the coast of New York north Canada for England and Netherlands
Champlain
Father of New France, established first French colony in Canada
by 1700 claimed most of the central united states from the Appalachians to the Rockies
France
James 1 gave charters to two joint stock companies to settle Virginia
England
Controlled Florida and much of the southwest United States by 1700
Spain
Huguenots were driven out of the country and barred from the colonies
France
Set up the first successful European settlement in the United States
Spain
Were interested primarily in the fur trade
France
Enslaved the Native Americans
Spain
Had the best relations of the three with the Native Americans
France
Much of the exploration was by Coureurs De Bois who set up trading post
France
Sir. Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored early failures
England
True or false of James Town
it was the second successful English colony in America
False
True of false of James Town
The location was bad because it was swampy and unheathy
True
True or false of James Town
the local Alogonquin people fought against the colonist continuously from the time they first arrived
False
True of False of James Town
the colony prospered when cotton was established as a cash crop
False
True or False of Jamestown
The house of burgesses was an elected assembly organized for the colony in 1619
True
True or False of Jamestown
the algonquins were not able to destroy the colony, but they did drive the London Company into bankruptcy
True
True or False of Jamestown
the starving time in the winter of 1609-1610 came about because the sudden arrival of a large number of colonist when there was not enough food for them.
True
True or false of Jamestown
the head right gave every male colonist the right to vote
FALSE
True or false of jamestown
the first colonist were more interested in searching for gold than planting crops or building shelters
True
True or False of Jamestown
the colony was nearly abandoned after the starving time left only 60 survivors
True
What are 2 of the DISADVANTAGES Native Americans had in the battle with Europeans for control of North America?
1.
2.
- lack of unity
- inferior weapons
What was the Patroon system in the Dutch colony?
Company members were given large tracts of land in exchange for bringing over fifty settlers
Dutch claims were primarily along what river?
Hudson River
What are 2 reasons New France was unattractive to settlers?
1.
2.
- autocratic government
- government control of trade
