The Settling Of The Western Hemisphere And Colonial America

Question 0

What provoked Europe’s increased desire for asian good and exploration?

Answer 0

The Crusades

Question 1

What enabled Europeans to travel faster and father?

Answer 1

Perfection of the astrolabe and compass

Question 2

First permanent French settlement in the America’s?

Answer 2

Quebec est. by Samuel de Champlain

• poor climate
• lacked incentives for French to travel there
• Huguenots forbidden from emigrating

Question 3

French/ Indian assimilation

Answer 3

French were catholic
Peaceful alliances unlike the Spanish
Jesuits success > Spanish in conversion

Question 4

French exploration of the Mississippi River

Answer 4

Started with Marquette (Jesuit) and Joliet (fur trapper)

La Salle traveled all the way down the river and named its surrounding territory Louisiana

Question 5

Dutch exploration

Answer 5

Hudson River
Manhattan
Ft. Nassau (renamed Albany)
Est. trade in CT, NJ, PN

Unable to attract lg. numbers of immigrants but successful with trade

Expansion caused glossy conflict with Indians

Question 6

Reasons englishmen traveled to America

Answer 6

1. Population growth
2. Inflation
3. Decline in wages
4. Puritans opposed the Church of England because of its close similarities to Catholicism
5. Search for raw materials

Question 7

MVP Puritan leaders in England

Answer 7

1. John Calvin: original Protestant teacher

2. Elizabeth I: tolerated the puritans

Question 8

Separatists

Answer 8

Religious group that opposed the Church of England
NOT Puritan
Fled to holland then Americas

Question 9

Jamestown

Answer 9

First permanent English settler in America in 1607
Est. by Captain John smith
Funded by King James I’s London Co.
Swampy= diseases, poor harvests
Main crop: tobacco thanks to John Rolfe (brought arrival of first slaves)

Question 10

William Bradford

Answer 10

Led pilgrims to Plymouth Rock
Separatist group 
Est. SE of Hudson Rr. 
Est. mayflower compact 
Later joined Bay Colony

Question 11

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Answer 11

Est. by puritans based on Calvinism
Used bible and a religious and legal guide
Governor: John Winthrop who wanted a “city upon a hill” free from English corruption
Didn’t have a devastating beginning like the other colonies
Governed by a “General Court” of elect men (representative govt)

Question 12

MA Bay Colony vs. Virginia colony

Answer 12

No slaves in MA
VA was mostly men rather than families
Politics were based on religion in MA and land ownership in VA

Question 13

Puritan dissenters

Answer 13

• Roger Williams: believed that MA Puritans were too similar to the Church of England; wanted separation of church and state; est. Rhode Island
• Thomas hooker: est. Hartford, CT
• Anne Hutchinson: antinomianism
• John Daventport: joined Hooker’s CT colony

Question 14

George Calvert

Answer 14

Est. Maryland as a refuge for English Catholics

Religious toleration for all Christians

Question 15

By the 17th century,Spain had…

Answer 15

Reached the height of its power and begun to decline

Question 16

Fundamental Orders of CT

Answer 16

First written constitution in North America
1639
Use God’s teachings to work for the Commonwealth