Abeka 8th grade history test 1
Swedish
Fort Christina was settled by the _______
Thomas Hooker
Founded the settlement of Hartford, Connecticut
Squanto
Native American who helped the Pilgrims
New York
New Netherland was renamed by ____?
a town school system
What was accomplished by the Old Deluder Satan Act?
tobacco
became very important to the economic development of Jamestown
Hernando Cortes
conquered the Aztecs
Francisco Coronado
discovered the Grand Canyon
Hernando de Soto
discovered the Mississippi
Vasco de Balboa
discovered the Pacific Ocean
Jacques Cartier
discovered the St. Lawrence River
Ponce de Leon
first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America
Charles Town
first settlement in Carolana
Roger Williams
founded the colony of Rhode Island
the Protestant Reformation brought a revival of biblical Christianity which influenced those who colonized North America
how was the Protestant Reformation important to America's Christian heritage
1620
in what year did the Pilgrims land at Cape Cod
Bacon's Rebellion
indication that colonists expected the government's protection
Johann Gutenberg
invented the movable-type printing press
Hudson Bay, Rocky Mountain, Gulf of Mexico, Tierra del Fuego, Victoria Island, Andes Mountains
know these locations on a map
Massachusetts, New Jersey, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Virgina
know these locations on a map
Philadelphia
was known as the "city of brotherly love"
the Puritans' belief of a work ethic that promoted man's ability to work diligently for God
what Puritan heritage laid the groundwork for a prosperous economy in the U.S.
Magna Carta
what document helped prepare England for limited government?
Henry VIII's break with the Roman church
what officially began the Reformation in England
representative government
what precedent did Jamestown set with the House of Burgesses?
Rhode Island's establishment of religious freedom and Connecticut's example of representative government
what precedents did Rhode Island and Connecticut set for the further U.S.
Crusades
what revived interest trade with the East
many colonists were hunters and traders who did not establish permanent homes in New France
what was one reason New France was not heavily populated
St. Augustine
what was the first permanent European settlement in the U.S.
Quebec
what was the first permanent French settlement in the New World
1588
what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada
Amerigo Vespucci
who first realized that Columbus discovered a new world
a nobleman
who received the land grant for a proprietary colony
Francis Drake
who was the first Englishman to sail around the world
to worship freely
why did the Puritans and the Separatists desire to leave England
Compare and contrast Jamestown's common-store system with the free enterprise system. Which was the better system? why?
write the answer ON notecard
William Bradford
wrote History of Plymouth Plantation
New England Confederation
Set a precedent for a voluntary union of the colonies
Pennsylvania
Colony founded by the Quakers
Jacques Marquette
Louis Joliet explored the central Mississippi River for France with who
1636
Harvard College founded
Marco Polo
Italian merchant spent time in service of Kublai Khan
Mayflower
name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to the new world
San Salvador
on what island did Columbus make his first landing in the New World
Martin Luther
posted the Ninety-Five Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation
John Eliot
remembered as the "Apostle to the Indians"
Samuel de Champlain
remembered as the "Father of New France"
Spain
sponsored Christopher Columbus's expedition to find an alternate route to Asia