Unit 1 - Chapter 2 - Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492-1650

The first attempted English settlement in North America was Jamestown, which mysteriously disappeared.

True or False

False

Which region did the French focus on for their North American exploration and trade, primarily building alliances with the Algonquin and Huron tribes?

a. The St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes region

b. The Caribbean Islands

c. The American Southwest and California

d. The Chesapeake Bay region

a. The St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes region

What was the most valuable commodity that drove the French colonial economy in North America?

a. Tobacco

b. Fur

c. Gold and Silver

d. Timber

b. Fur

Which crop, introduced by John Rolfe, became the "cash crop" that saved Jamestown and fueled Virginia's early growth?

a. Cotton

b. Indigo

c. Sugar Cane

d. Tobacco

d. Tobacco

What was the nickname given to the winter of 1609–1610 in Jamestown, during which disease and starvation devastated the colony?

a. The Great Hunger

b. The Time of Troubles

c. The Season of Suffering

d. The Starving Time

d. The Starving Time

The introduction of tobacco cultivation by John Rolfe was the main factor that saved the Jamestown colony and made it profitable.

True or False

True

The system known as the Repartimiento replaced the encomienda system in Spanish colonies. What was the primary difference?

a. It ended all forced labor for Native Americans.

b. It required Native Americans to be paid for their labor, though still coercive.

c. It made Native American labor permanent and hereditary.

d. It focused solely on forced labor in agricultural fields, not mines.

b. It required Native Americans to be paid for their labor, though still coercive.

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was:

a. A successful attempt by the Spanish to conquer New Mexico.

b. An indigenous uprising that successfully drove the Spanish out of New Mexico for over a decade.

c. A battle fought between the French and Spanish over control of the Mississippi River.

d. A brief uprising that was immediately crushed by the Spanish military.

b. An indigenous uprising that successfully drove the Spanish out of New Mexico for over a decade.

Which Native American woman played a key role in mediating relations between the Powhatan and the English settlers at Jamestown?

a. Pocahontas

b. Malinche

c. La Venta

d. Sacagawea

a. Pocahontas

Joint-stock companies were formed primarily to protect individual investors from financial loss in the New World.

True or False

False

In the mid-16th century, the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English significantly crippled Spain's naval power and paved the way for English dominance in the Atlantic.

True or False

True

After the Powhatan attack in 1622, King James I took over control of the Virginia colony, making it a royal colony.

True or False

True

The French were primarily interested in establishing permanent, large-scale agricultural settlements in North America.

True or False

False

The Spanish policy of encomienda was intended to provide land and livestock to Native Americans in exchange for their conversion to Catholicism.

True or False

False

Which disease, brought by the Spanish to the New World, was most responsible for devastating the Native American population?

a. Smallpox

b. Typhus

c. Influenza

d. Measles

a. Smallpox

The early 17th-century conflict between the Powhatan and the Jamestown colonists was primarily over:

a. Control over the fur trade.

b. Control over land.

c. Religious differences.

d. Disputes over the encomienda system.

b. Control over land.

Which Native American group, led by a chief of the same name, controlled the territory around the Jamestown settlement?

a. The Powhatan

b. The Wampanoag

c. The Cherokee

d. The Iroquois

a. The Powhatan

Which of the following groups was at the very bottom of the Spanish sistema de castas?

a. Mestizos (mixed Spanish and Native)

b. Native Americans and Africans

c. Peninsulares (pure-blood Spaniards born in Spain)

d. Criollos (Spaniards born in the Americas)

b. Native Americans and Africans

What was the primary motivation for the English (privateers) to attack Spanish ships and colonies in the mid-16th century?

a. To form alliances with Native American tribes against Spain.

b. To spread Protestantism to Spanish colonies.

c. To establish a permanent fishing industry in the Caribbean.

d. To seize Spanish treasure and claim new territory for England.

d. To seize Spanish treasure and claim new territory for England.

The early challenges faced by the Jamestown settlers included disease, starvation, and a lack of skills necessary for survival outside of a wealthy European lifestyle.

True or False

True