LUOA U.S. History Module 1 Study Guide
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Ponce de Leon encountered Native American tribes beginning in 1513, when he explored _________________ for Spain.
Florida
French Huguenots attempted to settle on the Florida peninsula at _______________________.
Fort Caroline
Louis XI
France
Exploration in the name of France was first undertaken by..?
Giovanni da Varranzano
Robert de la Salle
Great Lakes
What was Columbus' goal when he set sail across the Atlantic?
He wanted to find a trade route to the east
Renaissance philosophy emphasized _________________.
Human improvement
In the spring of 1613, who was kidnapped by the English and eventually converted to Christianity?
Pocahontas
John II/Manuel I
Portugal
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Portugal
From the "Background to Columbus" video, who was the Portuguese ruler lead the way of exploration and helped establish colonies on the West African coast?
Prince Henry "The Navigator"
Who funded England's first attempts at colonization?
Private citizens
What text sparked Europeans to explore the Atlantic?
Ptolemy's Geographia
What was the issue English monarchs had with the Puritans?
Puritan teachings threatened the authority of the Church of England and the monarch
Who published The Principal Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation?
Richard Hakluyt
The goal of the Puritans was to ____________________________.
Rid the Church of England from any practice that resembled that of the Roman Catholic Church
Which of the following is NOT true about Europe before 1492?
Scholars understood what and where the land across the Atlantic was
The Pilgrims were a division of Puritans who were _____________________.
Separatists
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaco
Seven Cities of Gold
Intermountain tribes
Small, nomadic tribes that lived in the harsh climate of Southern California and the Rocky mountains
Ferdinand of Aragon/Isabella of Castile
Spain
Those accused in the Salem Witch Trials were most often condemned by testimony based on ____________________.
Spectral evidence
The first permanent European settlement in North America was _____________________.
St. Augustine
Jacques Cartier
St. Lawrence River
From the beginning of the Virginia colony, what was the recognized official religion?
The Church of England (Anglicanism)
What was one of the results of Bacon's Rebellion?
The English Colonies gained the attention of the English Crown.
In the Medieval Period, people of Europe became fascinated with ____?
The Far East
What was the first legal code in the English colonies??
The Lawes Divine, Morall, and Martiall
Which of the following was a document more fundamental to the American system of government than the Mayflower Compact, outlining a list of provisions that guaranteed certain rights to the people of Massachusetts?
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties
It is important to understand that the English, more than the Spanish or French, were not really ________ but ______.
-Conquerors -Supplicants
Which of these factors contributed to overseas exploration? [Please choose all that apply.]
-Economic growth -Commercial expansion -Advances in marine technology -Renaissance philosophy -Increased circulation of books -Centralized political power
The colony of New Hampshire began as a ___________________.
Commercial venture
The fall of what eastern city in 1453 caused Europeans to look for new trade routes?
Constantinople
Inuit
Dwelt in a harsh, Arctic environment
The ____________________ system allowed the Spanish to receive tribute from the natives in the form of labor.
Encomienda
Henry VII
England
John Smith _____________________.
Established order in Jamestown
What were the three main provisions of the Mayflower Compact?
-Established a government based on religious principle and a covenanted relationship with God -Emphasized allegiance to the Crown -Denied any intent to form a separate nation
Economic growth after 1450 caused which of these things to occur? [Please choose all that apply.]
-Expanded credit -Stimulated trade -Increased prices
Which of the following can be attributed to Jacques Cartier? [may be more than one answer]
-Exploration of the Gulf of St. Lawrence -Exploration of the St. Lawrence River
Which of the following is true regarding the traditional study of early American history? [Please choose all that apply.]
-It is often understood from a European perspective -It is often begun with the first English settlements -Relations between Native Americans and Europeans are often portrayed as being solely negative.
What was good about the location of Jamestown? [choose all that apply]
-It was located in an easily defensible location -It was located at a part of the river that was good for docking ships close by
The French explorer, _____________ ______________, explored the St. Lawrence River beginning in 1534.
-Jaques Cartier
It is important to remember that America was not a ______, but Europeans connected two ______.
-New World -Old Worlds
Which two nations looked to the authority of the Pope to settle territorial disputes in the New World?
-Portugal -Spain
Who helped the Plymouth colonists learn to provide for themselves? [choose all that apply]
-Samoset -Massasoit -Squanto
Which two groups dominated eastern trade in the 1400s?
-The Venetians -The Ottomans
Which of the following is true regarding the natives of the Outer Banks? [choose all that apply]
-They were hunters and farmers -They lived in villages that were at least semi-permanent -They were subsistence farmers -They spoke an Algonquin language
What were the goals for the earliest English colonization efforts? [choose all that apply]
-To provide access to New World natural resources -To evangelize the natives -To provide a base for privateers
Which of the following statements are true of The Church of England? [Please choose all that apply.]
-While it was officially Protestant, it still maintained many of the rites and rituals of Catholocism. -It was founded by Henry VIII so that he could divorce his wife and be free to remarry.
Pueblo Tribed
Cliff dwellers who built and lived in Adobe homes
The Portuguese designed ship that allowed explorers to travel the open ocean was called ________?
A Caravel
The ship designed by the Portuguese that allowed explorers to travel the open ocean was called ___________________.
A Caravel
The Virginia Company of London was ______________________.
A way for regular people to invest in colonization
Native Americans should be understood as...?
An important part of understanding the development of colonial America
Who was tried and banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the Antinomian Controversy?
Anne Hutchinson
Europeans and Native Americans each felt they could _______________ the other into their culture.
Assimilate
Native Americans have inhabited North America since...?
At least the time of the Ancient Egyptians
Where were the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower supposed to land and settle?
At northernmost reaches of the Virginia Company's land grant
Why was Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts Bay?
Because of his opinions regarding the separation of church and state
Alfred Crosby's book, The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 explained that the most important results of Columbus' discovery of America were...?
Biological
What archaeological site provides some of the oldest evidence of human settlement in North America?
Cactus Hill
The Puritans were ______________________.
Calvinists
Which of the following is NOT true of the harvest celebration in Plymouth?
It was officially declared a day of thanksgiving
In Geneva, ______________________ expanded Luther's theology and established a theocracy.
John Calvin
Who was the first governor of the Plymouth Colony?
John Carver
___________ ____________ led the Massachusetts Bay colonists.
John Winthrop
Francisco de Coronado
Kansas
Under which monarch did the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay leave England?
King Charles I
Under which monarch did church leaders begin to purge Puritan influences from the Church of England and government?
King James I
Eastern Woodland Tribes
Lived in permanent housing and grew the "Three Sisters"
The 1534 Act of Supremacy _______________________________.
Made the English monarch the head of the church and state
Who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Hernando Cortez
Mexico
Hernando de Soto
Mississippi River
Which of the following is NOT true about slavery in the early colonial period?
Most landowners owned large numbers of slaves
Why did Europeans need new trade routes in the second half of the 15th century?
Muslim expansion in North Africa and the fall of Constantinople hampered trade.
How many of the Plymouth colonists died during the first winter?
Nearly one-half
The generally accepted beginning of the Protestant Reformation was _____________________.
October 31, 1517
Francisco Pizarros
Peru
Which of the following is NOT true?
The Protestant Reformation was limited to only England and Germany.
Most of the Pilgrims who left England in 1608 were members of ________________________.
The Scrooby Congregation
The winter of 1609-1610 is known as _____ _________________ __________.
The Starving Time
Which treaty settled the territorial dispute between Spain and Portugal?
The Treaty of Tordesilles
What was the first representative assembly in the Americas?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
What European event prevented John White from returning to Roanoke Island for almost two years?
The attack of the Spanish Armada
What was the result of Pocahontas' marriage to John Rolfe?
The end of the Anglo-Powhatan War
Which of the following is NOT true of Columbus' voyages to the New World?
The first voyage was the most difficult because of a lack of supplies and terrible weather
Bering Strait Hypothesis
The theory that a land bridge between Asia and North America was used as a way for early peoples to migrate to the Americas.
Pacific Ocean Hypothesis
The theory that some native poeples may have crossed the Pacific Ocean and reached America by boat
Native Americans primarily experienced European influence through __________________________.
The trade of material goods
Under Ferdinand and Isabella's rule...?
The unified Kingdom of Spain was controlled by a Christian Monarchy for the first time in centuries
Who was the leader who settled Connecticut with 100 settlers?
Thomas Hooker
Native Americans primarily experienced European influence through...?
Trade or material goods
Kwakiutl
Used wood to make their clothes, homes and boats
Why did Amerigo Vespucci receive more recognition for the discovery of America than did Columbus?
Vespucci's letters detailing his experiences were widely published across Europe
Who was the first English child born in North America?
Virginia Dare
Which of the following best describes the reason why we know so little about most Native American tribes?
We don't have much written evidence of their history and culture
Lakota Tribes
Were dependent on Buffalo for their survival
