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History HUGEE test 2 Flashcards

1
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What are four reasons people would want to leave England to settle in the New World in the 17th Century?

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1, Population increase:
>[2.5 million in 1520, 5 million in 1680]
> Increase in crowded cities
> Disease, low food supply
2, Less work [In 17th Century, 50 - 70% of English population were “landless laborers” who had to move around in search of work]
3, Religion: In England, split between Protestants and Puritans
4, Utopia: America could be a perfect new world without problems

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What is an indentured servant?

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Someone who agreed to work without pay for a specific number of years in exchange for a free trip to the New World

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What is the difference between a Puritan and a Separatist? Which group founded Plymouth? Which group founded Massachusetts Bay Colony?

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Separatists want to separate from the Church of England, Puritans want to Purify the Church of England. The Pilgrims founded Plymouth. The Puritans founded Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Be able to name and explain three historical events that may have helped cause the Salem Witch Trials.

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Plymouth becomes part of MA Bay (1691) (Non puritans can vote)
Troublemakers in MA Bay (Anne Hutchinson crisis)
Native Americans attacks in Maine

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Who was Roger Williams?

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Puritan Minister in MA Bay

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What were his two beliefs, and why were these controversial?

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1, Religious freedom - anyone can be any religion
2, Can’t take land from Native Americans without paying

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Who was Anne Hutchinson?

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Puritan woman in MA Bay

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What was one of her beliefs, and why was it controversial?

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Grace will get you to Heaven → not by working

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9
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Which two New England colonies were created by settlers leaving the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

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Providence Rhode Island, and Connecticut

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What happened in King Philip’s War? Why was it important to history?

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Approx. 600 colonists and 3,000 American Indian lives lost
50 of 90 English villages were attacked
Considered the deadliest war in history of European Settlement

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Which colonies were known as the Middle Colonies?

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New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

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What are three defining features of the Middle Colonies?

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Diversity: Known for big cities and a mix of people and cultures
Religious tolerance
Rich soil

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Which colonies made up the New England colonies?

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Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Providence Rhode Island, and Connecticut

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Which colonies made up the Southern colonies?

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Virginia, Maryland, Carolinia’s, Georgia

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What are two defining features of the Southern colonies?

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Economy based on “cash crops”: crops grown to be sold for money
Because of this:
>Fewer families
>More slave labor

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16
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What year was Charles I beheaded?

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1649

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Who was in power in England right after the Civil War? What was his reign like?

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Charles II becomes king → Gives away a lot of land to the people who stayed loyal - starting English colonization again

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Santo Domingo

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Santo Domingo: Hispanolia, Spain, to find gold and spread religion

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Fort Caroline:

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Fort Caroline: Florida, French Protestants, A settlement for protestants

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St. Augustine:

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St. Augustine: Florida, Spain, to keep the land Spanish and to spread European catholicism

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Quilombos Palmares:

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Quilombos Palmares: Brazil, Escaped slaves, To have a free society for themselves

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Jamestown:

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Jamestown: was in Virginia, founded by England, founded For profit

23
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Quebec:

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Quebec: was in Canada, Founded by France, founded for profit

24
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Santa Fe:

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Santa Fe: was in New Mexico, founded by Spain, founded to expand New Mexico

25
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What was the first permanent English colony in the New World?

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Jamestown

26
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What year was Jamestown founded?

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1607

27
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What was the first European settlement in the Americas?

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Santo Domingo

28
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What year was Santo Domingo founded?

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1496

29
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What was the first permanent European settlement founded in a present-day U.S. state?

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St. Augustine

30
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What year was St.Augistine founded?

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1565

31
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What year did New Amsterdam become New York?

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1864

32
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Why did the Spanish attack Fort Caroline?

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1, Wanted to kick France out of Spanish land
2, Didn’t want protestants there

33
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  1. What did New Amsterdam profit from?
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Beaver pelts

34
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What did Virginia (and Jamestown) profit from?

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Virginia and Jamestown profited from tobacco

35
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What did the Carolinas/Charleston profit from?

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The Carolinias/ Charleston profited from the successful shipping industry

36
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Be able to name and explain four different reasons why a settlement might succeed, and be able to describe examples from specific settlements other than your own for each of these four. (I.e. ONE of your four successes could be: Good location is one reason a settlement might succeed.

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Good defense is one reason a settlement might succeed. An example is that St. Augustine had a good military base because the architecture was really good which helped them win a bunch of attacks against pirates.
Having a good profit is one reason a settlement might succeed. An example is that Jamestown had a good profit from tobacco because everyone loved it, which made Jamestown have more money.

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Be able to name and explain four reasons why a settlement might fail, and be able to describe examples from specific settlements other than your own for each of these four.

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Having a good location is one reason why a settlement might succeed. Fort Caroline had a muddy location because it was on the mouth of the St. Johns river which didn’t help them grow crops.
Quilombos Palmares’ last leader, Zumbi, is killed by the Portuguese because they wanted control over the slaves which made Palmares lose slaves.

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What did new Amsterdam profit from?

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Fur Trade

39
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Puerto Rico

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In Island in Caribean founded by Spain to find gold

40
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Plymouth

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In Masechusetts founded by separatists from England founded for religious freedom

41
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New Amsterdam

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In New York founded by Neatherlands for profit

42
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Providence Rhode Island

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In Rhode Island founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom for all

43
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New Sweden

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Along Deleware River founded by Sweden for profit

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