Chapters 1-4 Flashcards

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After his first voyage Christopher Columbus believed that

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He had discovered India

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Who were the true discoverers of America?

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Vikings

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Columbus called the natives Indians because

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He thought he was in India

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European contact with Native Americans led to

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War death and slavery

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The tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy were distinctive in that they

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Formed the most important Native American political organization to confront colonists.

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What impact did European colonization have in the Western Hemisphere’s native population?

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Natives were often killed or driven away

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The purpose of the treaty of Tordesillas was

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To divide up a America between Spain and Portugal

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England’s defeat if the Spanish Armada did what?

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Led to England becoming the largest power in the world

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What characterized Chesapeake life in the early 17th century?

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More men than women gave women greater status

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Jamestown was founded by

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A joint stock company looking to return profits to investors

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Who are associated with Virginia in 1600s

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John smith
John Rolfe
Pocahontas
Anglo-Powhatan war

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First important American cash crop

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Tobacco

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Settlers in British colonies were looking to

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Make a profit

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The early years at Jamestown were characterized by

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Starvation
Disease
Attacks

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Most came to America to get

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Economic gains

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First American slaves was in

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1619 in Jamestown

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16
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First successful American colony

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Jamestown

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17
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The great migration refers to

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All the British coming to America

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Under the Barbados code slaves were

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Denied the most fundamental rights

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Roger William was banished from Massachusetts in 1636 for

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Speaking out against the church

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Why is the mayflower compact important

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People agreed to be bound by will of the people

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21
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The great migration took place mostly in the

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1630s

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After the house of burgesses in 1619 what happened a few months later?

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African slaves first arrived in the colonies

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23
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The Maryland Tolerarion Act of 1649 provided for

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The tolerance of most Christian churches

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Roger Williams believed
The state should not impose any authority in matters of faith Colonists had no right to land until it was paid for from Indians
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What describes Puritan attitude toward religious liberty
They tolerated no one whose religious views varied
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What religion had the most influence on the daily life of the colonists
Puritans in Massachusetts
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Unlike separatists, puritans
Remained members of the Church of England
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What colony was a buffer state
Georgia
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Why did Massachusetts banish Anne Hutchinson
She challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy
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What is true if South Carolina
Aristocratic Close relationship with West Indies Large number of slaves Largest city, charleston, busy sea port
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What cause people to migrate to New England
Political repression Economic recession Restriction on Puritan practice
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Why was Maryland founded,
Have a place for Catholics
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John winthrops a city on a hill means
Would be holy society that would be a model for human kind
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The mayflower compact foreshadows us constitution because
It posits that the scource of gov power in the people rather than in god
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What document would be useful to examine to government of colonial America
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
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The New England confederation
Boated colonial defense
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Busiest southern seaport
Charleston
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Economic differences between Massachusetts and Virginia
Tobacco primary in Virginia | Mass : trade
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Holy experiment
Pennsylvania William own
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Puritans in mass wanted their settlement to be
And example to the rest of the world
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In the first 2 decades all effected the establishment and growth of Jamestown
Large influx of supplies House of burgesses Ownership of property Tobacco
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Why found Pennsylvania
Provide refugee for Quakers
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Middle colonies
New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania
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Quakers were known for
Women roles in worship Against slavery Freedom of worship No arms
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Characteristic if Pennsylvania
No established church
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William penn did what?
Founded a colony that extended a significantly religious toleration
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Puritan life revolved around
Family
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Plantation colonies
Maryland South Carolina Georgia Virginia
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King Phillip war shows
Clashes between natives and settlers over expansion
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African contribution to American culture
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What colony was most religious tolerant
Pennsylvania
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What events took place in New York
Island of Manhattan bought by Dutch west India company Peter Stuyvesant colonial governed British took control Leisler rebellion
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New York was English because
English conquers Dutch
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Puritans were
Critical of Church of England Stressed doctrine of predestination Emphasized hard work ethic Religion should be applied to daily life
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Married women in colonial time
Lost control of her property
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By 1730 blacks were a majority in
South Carolina
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Middle passage can be described as
Gruesome
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Majority of America bound slaves went to
South America and I des
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What is true of both American slave systems?
Salve owners gained increased legal powers over their slaves
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What was true of slavery in British America
Increased rapidly
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Harvard and take were established to
Have adequate supply of ministers
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Halfway covenant provided for
Baptism of children of baptized but unconverted puritans
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Stono rebellion and 1741 show
Resistance to slavery
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Bacons rebellion is because of
Failure to respond to Indian attack a
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Slavery worked better in southern colonies than New England because
New England colonies were smaller and couldn't afford them