Exam #2 Chaperts 1-4 Flashcards
What is a constitutional monarchy?
It is a form of government in which monarchs have less political power then the parliament
What was patroonship?
A Dutch system of granting tracks of land in New Netherlands to encourage colonization
How did the English colonies in New England differ from the settlements in the Chesapeake Bay?
They were founded by puritans seeking religious freedom
Which religious order joined the French settlement in Canada and tried to convert the natives to Christianity?
Jesuits
Which colony was established as part of the vision for ideals born out of the Age of Reason?
Georgia
What was a maroon community?
A group of runaway slaves
What was the middle passage?
The transatlantic journey that African slaves made to America
What was the Dominion of New England?
The consolidated New England colony James II created
What was the most lucrative product of the Chesapeake colonies?
Tobacco
The founders of the Plymouth colony were:
Puritans
A group of English settlers led by William Bradford known as the “Pilgrims”
What was the vision for “A City Upon a Hill”?
To become the new English Israel where Protestantism would be reformed.
What was the predominant religion in Pennsylvania?
Quakerism
What does the term “Restoration” refer to?
The restoration of King Charles II to the English throne
What was the goal of the Spanish in their destruction of Fort Caroline?
Reducing the threat of French privateers
Who was the Pueblo leader who led his people in resisting the Spanish?
Pope
Why did the Spanish build Castillo de San Marcos?
To defend against imperial challengers
Which of the following was NOT a root cause of the Anglo-Powhatan Wars?
The kidnapping and subsequent execution of Pocahontas
Causes:
Native resistance as a result of English intrusion on their land
The refusal of the English to follow the Native protocol of gift giving
The pressure that the English put on the Powhatan to convert to Christianity
What was the First Great Awakening?
A Protestant revival that emphasized emotional, experimental faith over book learning
What did the Navigation Acts do?
Allowed the English to tax goods in the colonies
Discouraged trade with other nations
Were intended to strengthen trade between England and its colonies
The Negro Act or 1740 was a reaction to ________?
The Stono Rebellion
What was the “conspiracy” of the New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741?
Slaves conspiring to burn down the city and take control of
What is chattel slavery?
People are treated as personal property to be bought and sold
What was the primary cause of Bacon’s Rebellion?
Former indentured servants wanted more opportunities to expand their territory
What was the primary goal Britain’s wars for the empire from 1688 to 1763?
Greater power in Europe and the world
Who were the main combatants of the French and Indian wars?
Great Britain against the French and their Indian allies
What economic activity was banned in the colonies under the mercantilist system?
Trading with any other nations besides that of their colonial masters
Exporting of goods on foreign ships
Manufacturing
Which modern city is the site of the once thriving Aztec city of Tenochtitlan that was renamed by Spanish explorers?
Mexico City
Which battle decimated the Crusader forces and helped Saladin recapture Jerusalem?
Battle of Hattin
What tactic did Ferdinand and Isabella use to bring city states under a central authority?
The strategic marriages of their children
What was the basis of the Cahokia economy?
Agriculture/Farming
The city of _____ became a leading center of Muslim scholarship and trade?
Timbuktu
What is the Reconquista?
A major Christian holy war to slowly push the Muslims from Spain
How many men were in Cortes’ expedition to Mexico against the Aztec empire?
More than 500
What action by de Landa most hindered the later studies of historians and archeologists interested in Mayan culture?
He collected and burned every codex he could find.
The New York Harbor was initially explored by Henry Hudson in search of _______________?
The northwest passage to Asia
Which empire did Mansu Musa rule over?
Mali Empire
What early English colony was deemed a “lost colony” due to the seeming disappearance of its colonists?
Roanoke
Why didn’t England make stronger attempts to colonize the New World before the 16th to the early 17th centuries?
English attention was turned to internal struggles and the encroaching Catholic menace to Scotland and Ireland
Which country initiated the era of Atlantic exploration?
Portugal
What caused social and economic devastation across Europe in the mid 14th century?
The Bubonic Plague or the “Black Death”
What year was the edict issued that expelled all Muslims from Spain?
1609
Which of the following was NOT a ship in Columbus’s original expedition?
The three original ships were:
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria
Who led the Christian forces against the Muslims at the battle of Tours?
Charles Martel, nicknamed “the Hammer,”
________ was founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 as part of New France.
Quebec
What was the main goal of the French in colonizing the Americas?
Trading, especially for furs
What act is prohibited when pilgrims enter Mecca in a state of ihram?
Cutting their hair or nails
Why did smallpox effect the Natives peoples so badly?
They had no immunity to the European diseases
What was the name of the system whereby a Spaniard was assigned the task of ‘protecting’ a group of Indigenous people in the Spanish colonies?
Encomienda