History 1301 Chapter Quiz 3

Which of the following is not true of the Puritan religion?

Religious freedom was important.

What caused the deaths of most of the native American population?

an epidemic of smallpox

Which of the following best describes most of the first English settlers to arrive at the colony of Jamestown?

peasants who had been forced off their farms and sought work

Which of the following was a goal of the Spanish in their destruction of Fort Caroline?

reducing the threat of French privateers

What was the Middle Passage?

the transatlantic journey that African slaves made to America.

Why did the Spanish build Castillo de San Marcos?

to defend against imperial challengers

The growth in colonial population that occurred by the early 1700s led to which of the following?

wider gap between the rich and poor

Which religious order joined the French settlement in Canada and tried to convert the natives to Christianity?

Jesuits

What was the first major conflict in the Americas that the English colonists fought?

King Philip's War

What was patroonship?

a Dutch system of granting tracts of land in New Netherland to encourage colonization

Why was Jamestown originally founded?

as a center for economic opportunity

In the early years of the Virginia colony, ______________ were commonly used for labor.

indentured servants

The first permanent colony established by Europeans in the modern-day United States was in what modern-day state?

Florida

Which explorer initiated the Spanish charting of the Southeastern region?

Ponce de León

The founders of the Plymouth colony were:

Separatists

Where were the first Europeans to establish a colony in North America from?

Spain

What was the first European colony established in the area we now call the United States of America?

St. Augustine

What was the principal cause of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico?

The Spanish had attempted to keep the Pueblos from practicing their native religion.

How did the Europeans arrival in the New World have the most detrimental effect on its ecosystem?

The livestock brought by the Europeans devoured the native plants.

What actions by the Spanish settlers in the New Mexico colony led to the Pueblo Revolt?

They kept them from practicing their native religion.

How did the French settlers approach colonization in the New World differently from the Spanish?

They sought to make alliances with the native peoples instead of subjugating them.

What was the most lucrative product of the Chesapeake colonies?

Tobacco

The first English colonists in the Chesapeake region were devoted to

finding gold

What was the primary cause of Bacon's Rebellion?

former indentured servants wanted more opportunities to expand their territory

What was the primary cause for the population growth in the American colonies in the early 1700s?

immigration to the Americas from Europe