Early colonization

Question 1

How did the Spanish fund their expeditions to America? How did the English fund theirs?

Answer 1

The Spanish: The Royals funded for everything.
The English: Used joint-stock companies- investor funded trips
Ex: The first successful English colony, Jamestown, was established by the Virginia Company of London, which was funded by a group of London investors seeking riches like gold in the New World.

Question 2

When and where was the colony of Jamestown founded?

Answer 2

Was founded in Virginia in 1607.

Question 3

Which crop allowed for Jamestown to be an economic success?

Answer 3

Tobacco

Question 4

What is the headright system?

Answer 4

This system was made up to motivate people to go to Jamestown. It was said to give 50 acres of land to every “head” of household.

Question 5

Which colony did the Pilgrims establish in 1620?

Answer 5

Plymouth Colony

Question 6

Which colony did the Puritans establish in 1630?

Answer 6

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Question 7

What was the name of the ship that transported the Pilgrims?

Answer 7

The Mayflower

Question 8

Who was the leader of the Puritans in 1630, and later governor of Massachusetts?

Answer 8

John Winthrop

Question 9

Which capital city of Massachusetts is sometimes regarded as “a city upon a hill?”

Answer 9

Boston

Question 10

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Answer 10

An agreement stating that the colonists will work together.

Question 11

Who was the founder of Rhode Island? What was the purpose of the colony’s creation?

Answer 11

It was Roger Williams and the purpose was to make a refuge for people persecuted for their religious beliefs.

Question 12

What was New York City known as under the Dutch? What was the name of the overall Dutch colony in America?

Answer 12

1) New Amsterdam
2) New Netherlands

Question 13

Which religious group predominantly settled in Pennsylvania?

Answer 13

Quaker

Question 14

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

Answer 14

William Penn

Question 15

Which Pennsylvanian city is known as the “city of brotherly love?”

Answer 15

Philly

Question 16

Which “trade” did the French and Dutch both engage in, with support of Native Americans?

Answer 16

The fur trade

Question 17

Which colonies made up New England?

Answer 17

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Question 18

Which colonies made up the Middle Colonies?

Answer 18

Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.

Question 19

Which colonies made up the Southern Colonies?

Answer 19

Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia.

Question 20

What was the name of the transatlantic journey from Africa to the Americas known as?

Answer 20

Middle Passage

Question 21

The economic trade system from Europe, to the Americas, to Africa, where humans and natural resources were exchanged was known as what?

Answer 21

The triangular trade

Question 22

How long was a typical term of service for indentured servants?

Answer 22

4-7 years

Question 23

Where was slavery allowed in the Thirteen Colonies?

Answer 23

Existed in all the colonies. Yet it was more common in the South.

Question 24

What was the name of the overall French colony in America?

Answer 24

New France

Question 25

What was the alternative name for the French and Indian War?

Answer 25

7 years war

Question 26

George Washington attacked French forces at which fort in western Pennsylvania?

Answer 26

Fort Duquesne

Question 27

Which treaty ended the war?

Answer 27

The Treaty of Paris 1763

Question 28

The Proclamation of 1763 banned travel over which mountain chain?

Answer 28

Appalachian Mountains

Question 29

Which river acted as a natural barrier between English and French lands following the war?

Answer 29

The Mississippi river