Chapter 2

Question 1

Spanish Model of Colonization

Answer 1

-Used military systems and force
-Encomienda System
Results- Spain becomes wealthy and powerful (Golden age of Spain)

Question 2

Portuguese model of Colonization

Answer 2

• Plantation system- used natives to do work (Sugar)
• Lots of money
• Eventually get slaves

Question 3

Changes in England in the 16th century

Answer 3

• Rush for land
• Rise of Spain as World Power
• Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
• Capitalism, inflation, trans-atlantic slave trade

Question 4

King Henry Vlll

Answer 4

Unstable leader, who ends up leaving the Catholic Church to form the Anglican Church

Question 5

Elizabeth 1

Answer 5

• Brings stability to England

- England defeats the Spanish Armada

Question 6

Jamestown

Answer 6

First permanent English colony
When- 1607
Where- Virginia, James River
Who- John Smith, John Rolfe, 144 male settler
Why? $$$
(Sponsered by the Virginia Company (Joint-Stock Company)

Question 7

Compare Jamestown from the earlier to the later years

Answer 7

Earlier- No food, no motivation, people were dying

Later- Colony is saved by John smith, and John Rolfe- introduces tobacco.

Question 8

How did Tobacco affect Jamestown

Answer 8

Created a demand for

1. land- Most valuable, river plantations
2. labor- Headright System

Question 9

Headright System

Answer 9

Gave 50 acres of land to land owners who would pay for passage of Laborers

Question 10

12 yr milestones of Jamestown

Answer 10

1- Dutch brought slaves
2- Women arrive
3- House of Burgesses- First Legislative house

Question 11

Description of Virgina

Answer 11

• Good Rivers
• Fertile Soil
• Hot, Humid, Mosquitos, disease

Question 12

Indian Relationships wit Jamestown

Answer 12

• On and off conflict over land with the Powhatans

Question 13

Economy-

Answer 13

• Based on tobacco
• Very class based, society was dominated by plantation owners
• Gets harder to climb the social ladder as land gets rarer

Question 14

In 1620 Jamestown becomes a __________

Answer 14

Royal Colony

Question 15

Southern Colonies

Answer 15

North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia

Question 16

Maryland msc. knowledge

Answer 16

• Proprietary Colony (Lord Baltimore/Calvert Family)
• Similar to Virginia climate
• Early people were Catholic

Question 17

Toleration Act of 1649

Answer 17

Guaranteed religious freedom to those who claimed Jesus (Maryland)

Question 18

South Carolina msc. knowledge

Answer 18

• Original settlers from Barbados (leads to slaves)
• Charleston (busiest port)
• Had Lord Proprietors but became a royal charter

Question 19

North Carolina msc knowledge

Answer 19

• many early settlers were squatters

- less class based more democratic

Question 20

Georgia msc knowledge

Answer 20

• Founded as a buffer against the spaniards
• charity colony
• becomes a royal colony

Question 21

Southern Colonies (generalized)

Answer 21

• lead by agriculture and crops
• Class- based
• Scattered population
• Anglican (religion not important)

Question 22

Virgina Slave Codes

Answer 22

Gave all basic rights to slave owners over their slaves