Colonization begings Flashcards
a person who leaves his own country or region to settle in another
emigrant
any of the Puritans who broke away from the Church of England during the reign of James I
Separatists
a person who wanted simpler forms of worship and stricter morals
Puritan
the study of God and His relations with man and the universe
theology
the action of God in deciding beforehand what will happen
predestination
The Church of England became the official church of the nation under whose reign?
Elizabeth I
What did the Puritans want to see happen to the Church of England?
They wanted it to reform and get rid of Catholic practices.
Why did English Separatists choose to leave the Netherlands?
They were afraid their children were becoming too “Dutch.”
They had a hard time assimilating to Dutch culture.
A collaboration by the king, gentry, nobles, and merchants to help English colonies succeed was known as what?
joint-stock company
The acts of piracy by the “sea dogs” provided what country with the money to finance the exploration and colonization of America?
England
Why were joint-stock companies important in a mercantilist system?
They provided the capital necessary to establish successful colonies.
In order to be successful in a mercantilist economic system, a nation needed to keep a
balance trade
Which of these explorers Helped expand French claims in North America? Select three.
Giovanni de Verrazzano
Jaques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
What important region of North America did the explorers Marquette and Joliet explore?
Mississippi River
Conflict over what region in North America led to war between France and England?
the Ohio River Valley
What goods were foundational for France’s colonial territories in North America?
furs
How did interaction with the French affect Indigenous Populations of North America? Select three.
Indigenous People would come to rely on European Goods.
Indigenous populations would decline due to exposure to disease
Indigenous populations would move further inland to find more furs.
What made the Dutch a powerful nation in the 1600s?
The Dutch East India Company
What explorer helped the Dutch make colonial claims in North America?
Hudson
Which of the following statements is true about Dutch settlements in North America?
Dutch settlements were religiously diverse and free.
Which of the original 13 colonies would New Amsterdam become after its surrender to the English?
New York
Why did the Lenape people sell the Manhattan to the Dutch for only 60 guilders?
The Lenape had a different understanding of land ownership than the Dutch.
Why did Henry the Navigator fund Portuguese exploration?
He was trying to find a direct way to trade with India and Asia.
Which two explorers had their expeditions funded by the Portuguese?
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Why were people skeptical of Christopher Columbus’s plan to sail West?
They thought Asia was farther away than Columbus said.
What colony was founded by the Portuguese?
Brazil
Which group was at the top of the social hierarchy in Spanish Colonial society?
Peninsulares
What did the encomienda system allow Spanish landowners to do?
to enslave Indigenous people to work the land
Before the arrival of the Spanish who ruled central mexico
aztecs
Which of the following options contributed to the colony at Jamestown nearly failing? Select three.
searched for the fabled Northwest Passage to the Orient
hunted for silver and gold
death in combat and disease
Which actions did John Smith take to stabilize the colony of Jamestown? Select four.
He ordered all the men to begin building a fort.
He ordered the planting of a corn crop.
He established trade with the Powhatan people.
He ordered that the colonists begin making goods like pitch tar and soap ash.
The man responsible for developing the colony’s first cash crop
John Rolfe
Which four factors contributed to the “Starving Time” in Jamestown?
trade with the Powhatan ended
disease
short food supply
increase in population
A person who agreed to work for a period of three to seven years in exchange for passage to the New World was known as a(n) _____.
indentured servant
Enslavement became a hereditary status in Virginia in the year
1662
What were the three outstanding events in 1619 that had a great influence on the colonies?
Representative government came to America.
The London Company sent women to America.
The first slaves were brought to America.
What leader did angry Virginian frontier settlers rally behind when they felt the government was taxing them too heavily and not providing protection from Native attacks?
Nathaniel Bacon
Which early Virginian surveyed the Virginian border with North Carolina and established the city of Richmond?
William Byrd II
In their first attempt at self-government before landing in the New World, the Pilgrims drew up a series of laws that became known as the _____.
Mayflower Compact
Who were the TWO Indian friends of the Pilgrims?
Squanto
Samoset
Who was the head of the Massachusetts Bay Company and governor of the colony?
John Winthrop
What groups came to Rhode Island because of discrimination in England?
Separatists
Quakers
Jews
The ______ was the lawmaking body of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
General Court
What TWO men started settlements in Maine and New Hampshire?
Ferdinando Gorges
John Mason
Maine and New Hampshire were both claimed as part of what colony?
Massachusetts Bay