American Beginnings Unit Test 1.14 US History Unit 1 K12 WIVA

What did Captain John Smith require of colonists at Jamestown?

They work in order to eat.

Why is the information available to archaeologists about early Native American cultures very limited?

A pandemic of European diseases destroyed Native American cultures before information could be gathered.

What temporary land mass linking Siberia and Alaska is thought to have allowed hunter-gatherers to migrate from Asia to North America?

Beringia

Which description matches the Native American culture given? Enter the letter of the correct answer in the box. Iroquois

G G. lived in longhouses

Which letter from the map that indicates where the culture was found matches the Native American culture given?

G. Northeast (see map, area includes New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, etc.,)

What did John Locke believe?

Natural law required governments to protect citizens' rights to life, liberty, and property.

Which description matches the Native American culture given? Enter the letter of the correct answer in the box. Great Plains, including Crow

I I. hunted bison for many purposes

Which statement does this graph clearly support?

Native American population declined dramatically in a period of 50 years.

Why did slavery replace indentured servitude in the colonies as time went on?

Indentured servants left plantations at the end of their servitude.

How did the Mayflower Compact affect the settlement of the Plymouth colony?

It served as a basis for passing laws for the good of the colony.

Which colony was founded by Catholic proprietors on land given to Cecilius Calvert in recognition of Catholic support for King Charles I?

Maryland

What river flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico and drains almost half of the United States in the process?

Mississippi River

Which colony was founded as a haven for a religious group known as the Quakers?

Pennsylvania

What mountain range extends from British Columbia to New Mexico?

Rocky Mountains

What was a major difference between the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Rhode Island?

Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, believed in religious toleration.

What was a key belief of the Great Awakening?

Salvation did not depend on membership in a single church.

"Thousands of English Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay as they fled persecution in England." Which term is associated with this event?

The Great Migration

How did the French and Indian War affect the British and ultimately the colonies?

They gained land but incurred heavy debt.

What best describes the relationship between geography and economics in the thirteen British colonies?

The diverse geography of the colonies encouraged different economic pursuits.

Which statement best describes the relationship between colonists and Native Americans during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

The two groups sometimes cooperated, but the colonists' desire for more land led to conflict.

How did the colony of New Amsterdam become New York?

When the English captured the territory from the Dutch the king gave it to his brother, the Duke of York.

What was the major occupation in the middle colonies?

farming

On what characteristics is the division of the thirteen colonies into New England, middle, and southern regions based?

geography and economics

Which was not a reason for founding or settling any of the thirteen colonies?

plans to create a society ruled by democracy instead of a monarch

What was the Middle Passage?

the second leg of a triangular trip from Africa known for its inhumane conditions

What was the main reason that Jamestown was founded?

to gain wealth

What was not a major cash crop in the South?

tomatoes