American History: Unit 10 quiz 1

Maryland

George Calvert

What happened to the first colony in Virginia?

It mysteriously disappeared

Georgia

James Oglethorpe

New York

James, Duke of York

What was the name of the agreement the Pilgrims wrote while they were aboard ship on their way to the New World?

Mayflower compact

The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought between the Christians and the _____.

Muslims

Which person caused England to become interested in colonization?

Richard Hakluyat

Pennsylvania

William Penn

Delaware

William Penn; originally part of Pennsylvania

The significance of Marco Polo's trip to the Far East was that he returned with stories of:

a modern way of life

One of the main roles of a colony was to______goods to the mother country.

export

In mercantilism, a country's wealth was determined by how much _____ it had.

gold and silver

What three offices made up Virginia's representative government?

governor, council, elected representatives from settlements

Georgia

to act as a buffer against northern expansion of Spanish colonies

New Jersey

wealthy Quakers

capital

money or property

People in the Middle Ages were members of what three classes?

noblemen, serfs, clergy

During the Middle Ages, land was owned by

nobles

What events led to the Renaissance?

printing press, education in reading and writing, scientific progress

What was the chief motivation for the settling of New England?

religious freedom

_____ was the most important invention of the Renaissance and allowed for major reforms in education.

the printing press

Why was the Jamestown colony situated where it was?

to allow people to watch for approaching ships, to afford protection from the Indians

New York

to avoid English taxes

unearth

to discover or disclose

Which was NOT a reason that countries financed sea voyages?

to establish new governments

maneuver

to make a series of changes in direction

Maryland

to offer a refuge for English Catholics

Delaware

to provide a coastline for Pennsylvania

Carolinas

to provide land sales to get rich

Pennsylvania

to serve as a haven for Quakers

What leader of the Reformation was very influential in Puritan theology?

John Calvin

Who was the person MOST directly responsible for the survival of the Jamestown colony?

John Smith

Why was Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts?

He spoke out against religious laws made by the government, He believed Indians should be paid for land taken over by colonists

mercantilism

an economic theory that increased the power and wealth of nations

astrolabe

an instrument used to observe the sun, moon, and stars

What group was unconcerned about different life styles because their duty was to care for the souls of the people?

clergy

Medieval society began to break down before the Crusades because:

jealousies arose between noblemen of various villages