Ch 2 Flashcards
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the English Civil War?
The king was captured and beheaded by puritans
In Florida, the principal method of converting the native population was
Establishing schools and teaching Indians to read as well as learning Catholic doctrine
Maryland was the first English colony to
Grant freedom of worship to all Christians
French overseas expansion had been delayed some years because of
Civil war and religious upheaval at home
The Dutch East India Company hired ______ to find a northern passage to China
Henry Hudson
After years of marginal survival, Jamestown prospered with
The introduction of the profitable crop, tobacco
Peter Minuit
Purchased Manhattan Island and established New Amsterdam
Sebastian Vizcaino
Attempted to establish connection and trade between Japan and Spain
The text argues that the Pequot War was launched
To clear the land of Indians and open it to white settlers
Squanto was instrumental in securing the help from the village controlled by
Massasoit
Which of the following non-Dutch groups was NOT represented in the cosmopolitan culture of New Netherland?
Russians
The English established Jamestown on land controlled by the Indian chief
Powhatan
Which of the following was NOT true of Peter Stuyvesant?
He expelled Quakers and other radical Protestants from New Netherland
The most active religious order in New France was the
Jesuits
Kiliaen van Rensselaer, an Amsterdam merchant,
Was the first and most successful patroon in the New Netherlands
Samuel de Champlain
Devoted his life to developing New France
The “headright” system included all of the following except
Enough seed to plant a first crop of tobacco
Samuel de Champlain secured an alliance and the friendship of the
Algonquin and Huron
During the reigns of James I and Charles I
Religious and economic forces prompted many English to migrate overseas
English Separatists
All of the above