AP USH Chapter 2

What were excluded from Georgia by James Oglethrope and the trustees who established the colony

Africans whose presence might spark revolts Catholics, for fear that they might align with the Spanish Rum, both on moral and practical grounds

What explains how Bacon's Rebellion spurred the rise of slavery in Virginia?

Aristocrats imported more slaves because they feared growth among white lower class

During most of the spanish colonial era, Northern ___________ was governed from Santa Fe in New Mexico, while the southern half of the territory belonged to the Mexican region of Sonora

Arizona

Which best describes the outcome of Bacon's Rebellion?

Bacon and his rebels were about to seize power of Virginia when Bacon suddenly died

In a secret meeting in 1629, Puritan investors in the Massachusetts Bay Company decided to

Buy out the other investors and settle as a group

Though its founders had specific ideas in planning the Georgia colony,, ultimately the colony's population included what?

- a small group of Jews & religious refugees from Germany and Switzerland - hundreds of poor English and Scottish tradesmen and artisans - a smaller proportion of English settlers than any other American colony - small number of debtors and released prisoners

What characterizes the Virginia Govt. during the decade before Bacon's Rebellion?

- infrequent elections -autocratic leadership -restricted voting rights

What describes the character of the tobacco economy establish by John Rolfe and others in Virginia?

- labor intensive - land intensive -profitable

What were the ways a new settler could receive head rights from Virginia Company?

-paying for passage of another settler - who've lived in colony before - larger the family= more acres

What did settlers of Plymouth introduce to the government?

1) horses, cattle, sheep 2) wheat, barley, oats

Protestants were outnumbered by Catholics in Maryland, its founders establish a policy of religious toleration that assured freedom of worship to all Christians

False, Catholics were outnumbered by Protestants

What were apart of the Spanish colonie?

Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California

From the Spanish colony in ______, Spanish traders and missionaries began moving northward to _________

Florida; Georgia

The ______ _______ occurred in 1688, when William and Mary became joint sovereigns of England in a bloodless coup

Glorious Revolution

What statements are correct about Massachusetts Bay Company is right?

a) Charles I granted a charter not knowing they were Puritans b) Company purchased equipment from failed North American fishing and trading company c) The company's founders were motivated by economic then spiritual ones

What happened in 1649 in England ?

a) Civil war against Cavaliers (supporters of the king) and Roundheads (forces of Parliament) b) Charles I was executed and defeated c) Oliver Cromwell took over

What did Bacon's Rebellion highlight?

a) Eastern vs Western landowners b) landless vs landowning c) White vs Indians

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the area between the Carolina''s and Florida was the site of which of the following?

a) Spanish efforts to build forts b) Spanish- French tensions c) English-Spanish tensions

Waht was more typical of northern Carolina than southern?

a) backwood farmers b) subsistence agriculture c) virtually no aristocracy or slaves

In Peuot War, King Philip's War and other conflicts in New England during the 1600s, Indians made notable use of which 2 aspects of military technology/

a) flintlock rifle b) large heavily defended forts

Statements about King Philip's War is not correct?

a) it was the largest conflict between settlers and Indians in the 1600s b) the war pitted white settlers and Mohawk Indians against King Philips Wampanoags c) The war brought an end to Indian resistance against white settlement in New England

What influenced the rise of slavery in the Caribbean during the 1600s/

a) lack of white laborers willing and able to work in sugarcane plantations b) a relatively small pool of native labor c) the fact that sugar was a labor intensive crop

Statements of Anne Hutchinson

a) she challenged establish religious authority b) she attracted a large following among women, merchants and young men See helped prevent john winthrop's reelection as a governor in 1636

What made Georgia unique among English colonies in North America?

a) the fact that it was neither solely a business venture nor a religious refuge b) combination of military and philanthropic motives behind its establishment

What ways did settlers change the environment in Plymouth?

a) the imposed patterns of the Old World by building fences b) They introduced a variety of new life forms, ranging from crops to livestock diseases c) Depleted wildlife by overhunting

What characterizes the religious views of the Massachusetts Puritans?

a) they were pious and serious b) the regarded mateiral success as evidence of divine favor c) They favored thrift and hard work

What were some characteristics of the white population in the Caribbean colonies during the 1600s

a) those who could afford to leave did so after just a few years b) long term residents were poor c) single males

What describes features and benefits of the British mercantile system during the 17th century?

a)England could hold a monopoly on trade with its colonies b) Colonies provided a market for English manufactured goods c) colonies supplied raw materials to England b) England excluded foreign powers from its colonial trade

A good examples of "middle grounds" in seventeenth-century America was the

area along the western borders of English settlement

As Spanish began colonizing California in 1760s, __________ were established along the coast from San Diego to San Francisco

missions trading communities presidios or forts

What were incentives to colonization offered by Carolina proprietrs?

religious freedom for all Christians a measure of political freedom, with a representative assembly

The effort to reorganize the English colonies in the mid-17th century was driven by

Mercantilism

Which four were Restoration-era colonies during the quarter century reign of charles II?

New York, New Jersey, Carolina, Pennsylvania

What was a serious problem for the settlers at Jamestown?

Many colonists became sick because they lacked prior exposure to malaria

What best describes Virginia colony in the mid 1600s, after early hardships ended

Economy and population was increasing

In 1630, ___________ commanded an expedition of 17 ships and 1,00 people bound for New England

John Winthrop

In 1680s, French explorer traveled down the Mississippi River and claimed a vast territory, which they named _____ for their king

Louisiana

Squanto

Pawtuxet Indian who spoke English & helped Plymouth settlers adjust to their environment

What were majors exports from the Carribbean?

Rum , sugar, slaves

Why Puritans sign Mayflower Compact?

Settlers realized they didn't have any legal basis for settling there. Therefore, they signed it to establish a legal basis for Plymouth county

What occurred in Maryland in 1655?

War between Catholics (minority) and Protestants (majority)

What was the main point of contention between back country and tide water Virginians?

Westward Expansion ( Policies of natives)

After____________ Florida became an English colony and the Spanish colonial presence in the Southeast came to an end

Years of hostilities between Spanish and English forces

After 1634, John Winthrop and most other colonial officers...

faced elections each year

Upon becoming the first governor of Jamestown in 1610, Lord De La Warr

organized settlers into work gangs