Chapter 3 and 4 test

When did the first settlers arrive in North America?

1607

When did Virginian colonists establish a representative assembly?

1619

Which time period had the fewest arrivals of enslaved Africans?

1651-1675

Which period had the most arrivals of enslaved Africans?

1726-1750

During which period were just over 50,000 enslaved Africans brought to the North American colonies?

1751-1775

How long had people lived in Jamestown before it was burned down during Bacon's Rebellion?

69 years

Separatist

A person in the 16th and 17th centuries who wished to leave the church of England.

Quebec is in which country's territory?

Britain

As plantations expanded, what effect did the increased workload have on enslaved Africans?

Death rates increased

Under the Navigation Acts, where did all European goods bound for the American colonies go first?

England

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Navigation Act of 1651?

European ships could only dock in New York and Charleston

Which of the following was NOT a principle of John Locke?

Focusing on everyday material concerns makes people less free.

How did life differ for enslaved African Americans in New England and in the Southern Colonies?

In New England, enslaved African Americans were trained for specific duties

Which Native American people joined forces with the British to drive French fur traders out of the Ohio River Valley?

Iroquois

What did the Dutch West Indies Company's "half freedom" do for older enslaved Africans?

It freed them but not their children from slavery.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Albany Plan of Union?

It was written and presented by George Washington

Why did the South Carolinian legislature prohibit enslaved people from learning to read & write in 1740?

Legislators feared that literate slaves would rebel as they did at Stono.

Pontiac was a leader of which Native American people?

Ottawa

How did religion impact the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts?

Separatists established the colony to freely practice their religion.

New Orleans is in which country's territory?

Spain

What did the Dutch do when they arrived in the Middle Colonies?

They began trading with Native Americans

Why did the original settlers at Jamestown struggle to establish their colony?

They had little experience farming, hunting, or fishing.

What important benefit did the Treaty of Paris grant to American colonists?

They had the right to fish in water off the Canadian Coast.

Which statement best describes backcountry settlers?

They hunted, fished & raised enough crops & livestock to support themselves

Why did Pilgrims write & sign the Mayflower Compact?

They realized they would be landing in a place without colonial government.

Which event began the French and Indian War?

Washington's defeat at Fort Duquesne

Why was the whaling industry important to colonial New England?

Whaling provided colonists with valuable products.

Charter

a document detailing rights and privileges

What is charter?

a document detailing rights and privileges

Indentured servant

a person under contract to work, usually without pay, in exchange for free passage to the colonies.

Great Awakening:

a series of the protestant religious revivals that swept across the American colonies.

Mayflower Compact:

a shipboard contract signed by the pilgrim on the mayflower before they landed in North America binding them to abide by their own laws and establish a civil society.

Who was John Rolfe?

a tobacco farm owner

Which person would be allowed to vote in the colonies?

a white man who owns a lot of land

What evidence condemned men & women during the Salem witch trials?

accusations from village authorities and villagers

Navigation Acts

an American colonial militia member who was ready to join in combat at a moments notice.

Enlightenment

an intellectual movement that emphasized the use of reason to examine previously accepted beliefs

Which of the following best describes subsistence farming?

family farms that produce only enough food for the family

Treaty

peace agreement

Which crop did colonists learn how to farm from enslaved Africans?

rice

Natural rights

rights such as life or liberty that a person is born with

What divides British territory from Spanish territory?

the Mississippi River

What did Native Americans and the Pilgrims celebrate at the first Thanksgiving?

the Pilgrims' first harvest

What doctrine did William Penn use to establish his colony?

the Quaker doctrine

Based on the map, which Native Americans lived in the colony of Pennsylvania?

the Susquehannock

Based on the map, which Native Americans lived in the warmest climate?

the Tuscarora and the Powhatan

Based on the map, which Native Americans would be most likely to eat seafood?

the Wampanoag

Parliament

the legislative body of England and later Great Britain

According to historians, what was the underlying cause of the Salem witch trials?

the societal threat of women owning property

Before 1698, what was the main source of labor in the Southern Colonies?

white indentured servants