DE HISTORY quizzes 1-4 questions
Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Reformation, (B) founding of Jamestown colony, (C) Restoration, (D) defeat of the Spanish Armada, and (E) colony of Georgia founded. A, B, C, D, E C, A, D, B, E D, A, B, C, E A, D, B, C, E E, D, A, C, B
A, D, B, C, E
By 1750, all the southern plantation colonies based their economies on the production of staple crops for export. practiced slavery. provided tax support for the Church of England. had few large cities. All of these
All of these
The native peoples of Virginia (Powhatans) succumbed to the Europeans because they died in large numbers from European diseases. lacked the unity necessary to resist the well-organized whites. could be disposed of by Europeans with no harm to the colonial economy. were not a reliable labor source. All of these
All of these
Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia, (B) the Carolinas, (C) Virginia, and (D) Maryland. A, C, B, D B, D, C, A C, D, B, A D, C, B, A C, B, A, D
C, D, B, A
Tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because it could be produced easily and quickly. it was smoked by the lower class. the poor were used to plant and harvest it. it could be purchased at a low price. it required complicated processing.
it could be produced easily and quickly.
All of the following provided motives for English colonization except unemployment. thirst for adventure. desire for markets. desire for religious freedom. need for a place to exploit slave labor.
need for a place to exploit slave labor.
The inhabitants of North Carolina were regarded by their neighbors as hostile and violent. too submissive to authority. outcasts and irreligious. far too friendly with Spain. too Catholic.
outcasts and irreligious.
The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it failed. was abolished by King James I. was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America. forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government. allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans.
was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America.
North Carolina and Rhode Island were similar in that they were very aristocratic. exercised no independent prerogative. depended on trade with Spain. were the two most democratic colonies. were founded by Roger Williams.
were the two most democratic colonies.
Georgia was founded by John Smith, and was slow to grow because there was no slavery and no drinking. True False
False
Lord Cornwallis was the founder of Maryland which was a refuge for Jews. True False
False
The southern colonies have these things in common, large cities, major roads, slavery, plantations and supported the Catholic Church. True False
False
John Rolfe is the father of tobacco and used the crop because it was cheap and easy to produce True False
True
The Natives were used to catastrophe, but they could not handle the disruption that European colonization did to their way of life. True False
True
The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by a joint-stock company. a royal proprietor. Queen Elizabeth II. the law of primogeniture. an expanding wool trade.
a joint-stock company.
A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was to establish a defensive buffer against Spanish colonies in the South. be financially profitable and create a refuge for the Catholics. help the Protestants, by giving them a safe haven. allow Lord Baltimore to keep all the land for himself. repudiate the feudal way of life.
be financially profitable and create a refuge for the Catholics.
Georgia's founders were determined to conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire. create a haven for people imprisoned for debt. keep Georgia for Catholics. restrict the colony to British citizens. establish slavery.
create a haven for people imprisoned for debt.
Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the War of Spanish Succession. defeat of the Spanish Armada. loss of Brazil. Treaty of Tordesillas. conquest of Mexico by Portugal.
defeat of the Spanish Armada.
Captain John Smith's role at Jamestown can best be described as very limited. saving the colony from collapse. persuading the colonists to continue their hunt for gold. worsening the colonists' relationship with the Indians. reducing the terrible death toll.
saving the colony from collapse.
The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids. economic prosperity. constant fear of Spanish invasion. major technological advancement. peace with the Native Americans.
starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids.