CH. 3
the Netherlands
Peter Minuit was the director of what European nation's first colony in the Americas?
The Virginia Company
Who implemented the Headright system?
Ponce de León
Which Spaniard was the first to explore Florida?
Hernando de Soto
Which explorer initiated the Spanish charting of the Southeastern region?
landed gentry who sought greater opportunities for wealth
Which of the following best describes most of the first English settlers to arrive at the colony of Jamestown?
Women were not allowed to attend the church service.
Which of the following is not true of the Puritan religion?
disease
Which of the following nearly decimated the population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s?
an epidemic of smallpox
What caused the deaths of most of the native population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s?
wampum
Which of the following is not an item Europeans introduced to Indians? Correct!
reducing the threat of French privateers
Which of the following was a goal of the Spanish in their destruction of Fort Caroline?
Jesuits
Which religious order joined the French settlement in Canada and tried to convert the natives to Christianity?
They were looking for a direct sea route to China.
Why did the French first begin exploring the Great Lakes region?
to protect the local Timucua
Why did the Spanish build Castillo de San Marcos?
as a center for economic opportunity
Why was Jamestown originally founded?
Puritans
The founders of the Plymouth colony were:
Most of the native people of Florida died of disease brought by settlers.
What was the main reason why the Spanish settlers established a colony in New Mexico rather than remaining in Florida?
tobacco
What was the most lucrative product of the Chesapeake colonies?
Florida
The first permanent colony established by Europeans is located in what modern-day state of the USA?
former indentured servants wanted more opportunities to expand their territory
What was the primary cause of Bacon's Rebellion?
The Spanish had attempted to keep the Pueblos from practicing their native religion.
What was the principal cause of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico?
They sought to make alliances with the native peoples instead of subjugating them.
How did the French settlers approach colonization in the New World differently from the Spanish?
Quebec
Where did the French establish their first colony in the New World?
True
According to the textbook, for every 85 Africans that were transported to the New World to become slaves, 15 died. Chapter 3
Spain
Where were the first Europeans to establish a colony in North America from?
Initially, they fled South, but were able to return and reassert their control by 1692
How did the Spanish colonists react to the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico?
The livestock brought by the Europeans devoured the native plants and animals.
How did the Europeans' arrival in the New World have the most detrimental effect on its ecosystem?
A joint stock company
In 1606, the English King granted a charter for settlement of Virginia. Which of the following choices best describes the nature of the Virginia Company?
22,000
In 1607, what was the estimated population of the Powhatan confederacy? Chapter 3
Manhattan
In 1626, Peter Minuit became the director of the first Dutch colony in the Americas, which was located in which modern-day location?
a high rate of unemployment
The growth in colonial population that occurred in the early 1700s led to which of the following?
Alaska
Which North American region was the last to be explored by Europeans?
King Philip's War
The New England colonists fought which conflict without the aid of colonial powers?
The Spanish stopped demanding labor and goods from the Pueblos for tribute.
What happened as a result of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico?
The crossing of slave ships from Africa to the New World
What is the best definition for the "Middle Passage?
The colonists began to desire greater political autonomy.*
What occurred as a result of the economic prosperity the American colonies had experienced by 1750?
a Dutch system of granting tracts of land in New Netherland to encourage colonization
What was patroonship?
St. Augustine
What was the first European colony established in North America (present day United States)?
Quebec
What was the first permanent French colony in the Americas?