American History yeah
New York
Duke of York
unpopular governor of the Dominion of New England
Edmund Andros
signed law, making Church of England official
Elizabeth I
Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world? Henry the Navigator John Cabot Francis Drake Walter Raleigh
Francis Drake
The last of the thirteen colonies to be founded was Virginia;Georgia;North Carolina;South Carolina.
Georgia
Which group migrated to America due to the reasons listed below? -continual warfare -religious persecution -heavy taxation and seizure of property Germans Scotch-Irish Huguenots Puritans
Germans
What European explorer traveled the Far East and returned with tales of great riches and trade?
Marco Polo
What colony was established as a refuge for Catholics? Rhode Island Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania
Maryland
In what colony did the Quakers purchase land from Lord John Berkeley? Pennsylvania Massachusetts Rhode Island New Jersey
New Jersey
The colony of New Netherland was taken over without firing a shot and was renamed New Jersey;New Hampshire;New York;Delaware.
New York
The first Englishman to attempt to colonize the New World was _____. John Cabot Sir Walter Raleigh Richard Hakluyt Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
founded Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
Exploration and voyages were financed by kings, merchants, and bankers who hoped to become wealthy.
True
john Rolfe and John Smith were associated with the colony of: Virginia Massachusetts New York Maryland
Virginia
Plymouth
William Bradford
governor of the Plymouth Colony
William Bradford
Pennsylvania
William Penn
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was: the royal charter of Connecticut a treaty signed with the Indians the division of the colony by its owners a model for constitutions in the colonies
a model for constitutions in the colonies
A colony run by a governor who was directly responsible to the crown was called: a joint-stock company a royal colony a proprietary colony a self-governing colony
a royal colony
The Mayflower Compact was: a treaty signed with the Indians the charter of Rhode Island the first written constitution of Massachusetts an agreement to obey all laws made by the Pilgrim government
an agreement to obey all laws made by the Pilgrim government
What new social class emerged as a result of the Crusades?
bourgeoisie
Before the Renaissance, learning was reserved for the: merchants nobles clergy serfs
clergy
Which group was primarily responsible for taking care of the people's spirituality on the manor?
clergy
They brought about the breakdown of the medieval way of life. They created a demand for Eastern goods. They failed to rescue the Holy Land permanently from the Muslims.
crusades
The geographical dividing line between the tidewater and the piedmont in Virginia was known as a(n) _____? burgess aqueduct fall line quitrent
fall line
Most English people belonged to the Church of England, a Catholic Church. True False
false
The Toleration Act of 1649 stated that the colonists must pay the Indians for the lands taken from them.
false
During the medieval period, the Catholic Church:
helped unite the people of Europe under a common cause
The people of England were satisfied with Elizabeth I as queen; they had little interest in exploration at that time. True False
true
The serfs were not able to own the land they farmed. true or false
true
The House of Burgesses was part of the first democratic government of the colony of: Pennsylvania Virginia New York Connecticut
virginia
also called Pilgrims
Separatists
During the period of the Crusades, warfare between the Christians and Muslims lasted nearly 300;200;50;100 years.
200
The period of the Crusades lasted nearly: 200 years 1000 years 100 years 250 years
200 years
In 1619;1625;1617;1623, the first black slaves were brought to Jamestown.
1619
Maryland
Calverts
What TWO men broke away from the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century? Penn Williams Calvin Luther Hutchinson
Calvin, Luther
Thomas Hooker was the founder of what colony in 1636? Maryland Rhode Island Pennsylvania Connecticut
Connecticut
established settlements in Maine and New Hampshire
Gorges and Mason
Around 1440, the printing press was invented by
Gutenberg
opposed Martin Luther
Henry VIII
The Renaissance began in what country? Italy Germany France Spain
Italy
Georgia
James Oglethorpe
The man who is credited with saving the settlement at Jamestown is _____. John Smith Francis Drake Walter Raleigh John Rolfe
John Smith
Virginia
John Smith
governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
England became interested in colonization through the efforts of the geographer _____. Francis Drake Richard Hakluyt Peter Stuyvesant John Cabot
Peter Stuyvesant
wanted to purify the Church of England
Puritans
The colony established by Roger Williams in which religious freedom for all was permitted was: Massachusetts Rhode Island South Carolina Virginia
Rhode Island
Providence Plantation was founded in 1636 by _____, torch bearer of religious freedom. William Penn John Berkeley Roger Williams George Calvert
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
The _____ migrated to America because they faced economic ruin after they were forbidden to ship dairy products, linens, and woolens to English markets. Scotch-Irish Huguenots Quakers Germans
Scotch-Irish
Select the items that best describe the colony of South Carolina. large plantations tobacco, corn, and livestock indentured servants and slaves wealthy Virginians and Englishmen small farms Virginia frontiersmen, Quakers, German farmers rice, indigo land worked by owners
large plantations indentured servants and slaves wealthy Virginians and Englishmen rice, indigo
An economic system that favored exporting over importing and measured a country's wealth in terms of how much gold and silver it possessed was known as what?
mercantilism
The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought between the Christians and the _____.
muslims
Maryland was the first chartered;proprietary;royal colony.
proprietary
was hurried along by the invention of the printing press began because of the rediscovery of learning saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought about the age of exploration
renaissance
Prior to the Crusades, medieval society consisted of what three classes?
serfs clergy nobles
Which of the following does not apply to the medieval manor? a tannery a grain mill self-sufficiency serfs owning a portion of the land
serfs owning a portion of the land
The French Huguenots migrated to America because they were persecuted for what reason? their superior craftsmanship their religious beliefs holding on to their traditions their poor craftsmanship
their religious beliefs
Prosperity came to Virginia when John Rolfe introduced what staple crop?
tobacco
Select the items that best describe the colony of North Carolina. tobacco, corn, and livestock land worked by owners rice, indigo indentured servants and slaves Virginia frontiersmen, Quakers, German farmers wealthy Virginians and Englishmen small farms large plantations
tobacco, corn, and livestock land worked by owners Virginia frontiersmen, Quakers, German farmers small farms
As learning and trade progressed, the medieval structure began to break down. true or false
true
Because the Crusades opened travel to the East and brought back new goods, trade to western Europe grew. True False
true
The Mayflower Compact was the first written attempt at self-government in the New World. True False
true