American History Test I (Questions)

What was the purpose of Spanish settlement?

Enslave Natives and find gold

After initial contact, what was Spain’s goal?

create agricultural economy, create new world stronghold for the Catholic Church)

Who got the land west of the line?

Spain (New World)

Who got the land East of the line?

Portugal (Africa)

What treaty decided which country got rights to the new world?

treaty of Tordesillas

What was the result of the Spanish catholic mission system?

the natives practiced a combination of Catholicism and polytheism

Why didn’t Native Americans make “good” slaves?

disease, sex roles, ease of escape

What were African cultures like?

matrilineal and polytheistic

What type of church was the Church of England?

Protestant

How many times was King Henry VIII married?

six

What was England’s biggest obstacle to exploring the world?

Spanish Armada

What was France’s first New World colony and what did they rely on?

Quebec, the fur trade

Who establishes a stock system to raise revenue for the colony?

the Virginia Company (or the London Company)

What marketable crop did the colonists find after John Smith left?

Tobacco

What company went bankrupt and why?

The Virginia company, they could not meet the needs of investors

What happened after James I took control over the Jamestown colony?

Jamestown went from a Private colony to a Royal colony

What did the Mayflower compact do?

established a civil government

Who were the people of the Mayflower compact aided by?

Squanto and Samoset

What were problems in Massachusetts Bay?

New settlers couldn’t conform to the religious ideals so they were forced to leave

What were the first six colonies?

Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

Who won, roundheads or cavaliers?

roundheads

What was the restoration?

When Charles II was taken from exile and becomes King of England.

What did the owners of the Carolina Colony do?

they financed the travel of settlers from England

What caused the Carolinas to split into two?

conflict between the Northern and Southern portions

What did the fundamental Constitution of Carolina do?

created an elaborate land distribution system, created a complex social order; provided that slaves would be kept as second class citizens

Who did England take the New Netherlands from?

the Dutch

What modern day states did Spain control?

Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California

What land did the French control?

the land around the Mississippi River and modern day Louisana

What was the Dominion of New England?

combined the governments of Massachusetts with all other New England colonies and New York and New Jersey.

What did the English Bill of rights say?

the king couldn’t tax without Parliament’s permission and the king must call Parliament into session annually

What was the stono rebellion?

happened in South Carolina the largest colonial slave revolt, spanish florida promised all slaves protection

Who were the German Protestants similar to?

the quakers;

What were the German Protestants also known as?

Pennsylvania Dutch

What were the French Calvinists also known as?

Huguenots

What was the South’s economy based on?

Agriculture. tobacco, rice, indigo, less of a commercial or industrial economy than the north because of cash crops

What was the North’s economy based on?

Shipbuilding and ironwork; some agriculture, climate and landscape would not permit large scale farming

Who was most effected by the Great Awakening?

Women and Black people

What did the Enlightenment encourage?

it encouraged people to think for themselves

What were the ideas of the Enlightenment?

people had some control of societies, logic and reason (not just faith) could create progress

What were the effects of the Enlightenment?

Concepts of law and government, clear division of true and legitimate government