Colonial America Test

What did Native Americans create that cannot be replicated by scientists today?

corn

How were Native Americans medically advanced?

daily bathers, herbal medicine, dentistry, ate healthy

What did Native Americans create that were similar to the Roman Empire?

roads and highways

How did European colonization impact Native Americans

Killed off much of the population (90%), displaced Native Americans from their homes since Europeans wanted the land, forced them to convert to Christianity

What was Pocahontas’ original name?

Matoaka

What was Pocahontas’ name after she went to England?

Rebecca

T/F: Pocahontas mingled with settlers before being kidnapped

False

Who did Pocahontas marry

John Rolfe

What happened to Pocahontas

She was taken from her husband as a young teen, forced to give up her baby, then raped multiple times while captive before being taken to England

Why did settlers colonize Virginia?

Growing crops, hopes that they would find gold and spices

Why did settlers colonize Massachusetts?

Religion, wanted a government that supported Gods morals

How did the Virginia colony eventually economically suceed?

Established tobacco as its main industry to economically succeed

Why did Rhode Island have religious motivation for settlement?

Was puritan, wanted to separate from Massachusetts to seperate religion and government

Why did Pennsylvania have religious motivation for settlement?

Quakers being persecuted in England since they refused to pay taxes for wars and refused to fight in wars

Why did Maryland have religious motivation for settlement?

Catholics were being persecuted in England

Why did Connecticut have religious motivation for settlement?

Puritans wanted to form a government that was more strict with their beliefs

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Trading between the Old World and the Americas

What was the impact of the Columbian exchange?

Brought millions of slaves to the Americas, new ideas, animals, people, and more. Also caused a 90% decline in native population.

What was the trans-atlantic slave trade?

Forcibly bringing Africans to the Americas and enslaving them

How did the trans-atlantic slave trade work?

Africans (usually prisoners) were sold off by their kingdoms. They were then packed onto ships that were full of disease and death, with all the slaves chained together.

Why did the trans-atlantic slave trade happen?

People were needed to harvest sugar, tobacco, and cotton, among other things

What was the middle passage?

A trade route going across the Atlantic Ocean that transported millions of slaves to the Americas

What was the death rate of slaves that went across the Atlantic?

20%

How would Europeans get slaves?

They would either trade goods for them or kidnap people

What were the impacts of the slave trade on the world (not Africa)?

Racist ideology, slavery after outlawing importation of slaves, discrimination after slaves were freed

What were the impacts of slavery on Africa before slavery was outlawed?

A booming economy, deprivation of able bodied people

What were the impacts of slavery on Africa after slavery was outlawed?

Economic collapse leading to conquest and colonization, increased competition for European weapons, instability and war to this day

What was the Stono Rebellion?

The largest slave rebellion in Southern Colonial history

Who led the Stono Rebellion?

A enslaved man named Jemmy

How many people died in the Stono Rebellion?

44 slaves, 21 whites

What was the purpose of the Stono Rebellion?

Escape to Florida for freedom

Who was Anne Hutchinson?

Female minister from Massachusetts that was banished due to her sharp political beliefs and religious preachings

Who was Roger Williams?

Resident of the Massachusetts Colony who was banished

What did Roger Williams do?

Helped found Rhode Island because he disagreed with claiming Indian land and believed in separation of the church and state

Who was John Smith?

Leader of the Jamestown colony in Virginia

Who was John Rolfe?

Second husband of Pocahontas

Who was Pocahontas?

A Native American War Chief’s daughter

What happened to Pocahontas?

She was kidnapped from her husband and forced to give up her baby, raped many times, sent to England, forced to marry and convert to Christianity, and died at 22

What was New England’s economy based on?

shipping and trading with Europe, West Indies, and other colonies. Other parts included whaling, fishing, shipbuilding, lumbering, the fur trade, and iron works

What were the Middle Colonies’ economies based on?

Based on agriculture. Crops included grain groups, such as wheat and corn. People raised chickens, cattle, sheep, hogs, and horses. Other parts included the fur trade, shipping, fishing, and whaling

What were the Southern Colonies’ economies based on?

Based heavily on agriculture. The three main crops were Tobacco, Rice, and Indigo. Cotton was included but came after the 1800s. Also included plantations worked by enslaved people

What year was Virginia founded?

1607