Chap. 2 Quest

The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it -failed. -was abolished by King James I -was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America -forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-gov't -allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans

was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America

The busiest seaport in the southern colonies was - St. Augustine - Jamestown - Savannah - Baltimore - Charleston

- Charleston

Under the Barbados slave code, slave were - guaranteed the right to marry - denied the most fundamental rights - protected from the most vicious punishments - given the opportunity to purchase their freedom - assigned specific monetary value

- denied the most fundamental rights

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by - agreeing to marry him - interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs. - pleading with her father on Smith's behalf. - nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe. - all of these

- interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs.

Despite its problem, Maryland prospered, and like Virginia it - relied exclusively on African slave labor - remained a strong center of cotton production in the south - depended for labor in its early years mainly on white indentured servants - supplied the world's largest supply of beans and corn to europe. - remained a progressive state dedicated to social and economic equality of all its citizens

- remained a progressive state dedicated to social and economic equality of all its citizens

North Carolina and Rhode Island were similiar in that they -were very aristocratic - exercised no independent prerogative - depended on trade with Spain -were the two most democratic colonies - were founded by Roger Williams

- were the two most democratic colonies

Of the four hundred settlers who managed to make it to Virginia, only sixty survived the "starving time" winter of -1601-1602 -1609-1610 -1621-1622 -1645-1646

-1609-1610

Georgia's founders were determined to -conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire -create a haven for people imprisoned for debt -keep Georgia for catholics -restrict the colony to british citizens - establish slavery

-create a haven for people imprisoned for debt

The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following except - the destruction of the soil. -a great demand for controlled labor. -soaring prosperity in the colony. -diversification of the colony's economy. - the broad-acred plantation system.

-diversification of the colony's economy

The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most consequential for the future United States was the - French at Saint Augustine in 1611 - English at Massachusetts Bay in 1621 - French at Quebec in 1608 - Spanish at Santa Fe in 1610 - English at Jamestown in 1607

English at Jamestown in 1607

The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in - Roanoke Island - St. Augustine - Massachusetts Bay - Jamestown - Newfoundland

Roanoke Island

A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was to -establish a defensive buffer against Spanish colonies in the South -be financially profitable - help the protestants, by giving them a safe haven. - allow lord baltimore to keep all the land for himself - repudiate the feudal way of life

be financially profitable and create a refuge for the catholics

The colony of Georgia was founded - by a joint- stock company - as a defensive buffer against Spain for the valuable Carolinas - by eight proprietors chosen by charles II - in the seventeeth century

by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II

arrange the following events in chronological order: (a) georgia, (b) the carolinas, (c) virginia, and (d) maryland a. a c b d b. b d c a c. c d b a d. d c b a e. c b a d

c. c d b a

Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the - conquest of Mexico by Portugal - Treaty of Tordesillas - defeat of the Spanish Armada - loss of Brazil - War of Spanish Succession

defeat of the Spanish Armada

The Virginia Charter guaranteed that English settlers in the New World would - retain the rights of Englishmen - enjoy freedom of religion - be entitled to establish a separate government from that of England - receive land parcels of 40 acres each - conduct trade only with England and those countries approved by the British government

retain the rights of Englishmen

The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by - major technological advancement - economic prosperity - peace with the native Americans - constant fear of Spanish invasion - starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids

starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids