LUOA U.S. History 1.2.M - 1.2.F

By 1700, what percentage of the population of New Netherland were African slaves?

25%

Members of Carolina's representative assembly were required to own land worth at least ________ pounds

500

When indentured servants in the Carolinas completed their contracts, they were guaranteed ________

6 acres of land

What social and governmental system did Lord Baltimore's charter for Maryland resemble?

Feudalism

Lord Shaftsbury and John Locke wrote the _________________ ____________________ to address issues in governing the Carolina colony

Fundamental Constitutions

The _____________ language is one of the longest lasting reflections of African cultural influences in South Carolina

Gullah

Which of the following is NOT true about William Penn, Jr.?

He was one of Charles II's court ministers

Who explored and claimed the area of New Netherlands for the Dutch?

Henry Hudson

In the early days of the colonies, the primary source of labor in Maryland was _____________________

Indentured servitude

How could the colony of Georgia be a military benefit?

It could provide naval stores It could provide a line of defense against the Spanish

What makes the founding of Georgia distinctive?

It originally prohibited slavery It was the last of the English colonies to be founded It was the only colony founded for humanitarian reasons

Why was the land between Virginia and Florida not initially settled?

It was not easy to access and natives were unfriendly

Who was the leading force behind the founding of Georgia?

James Oglethorpe

The English proprietors of New Jersey were:

John Lord Berkeley Sir George Carteret

Who were the founders of New Hampshire?

John Mason Sir Fernando Gorges

Under Governor ___________ ________________, the colony of New Sweden was able to protect itself from the Dutch

John Printz

Rebellion against Stuyvesant's government of New Netherland occurred on ___________

Long Island

Which of the following is true about Maryland's early government?

Lord Baltimore gave the governor and the "Lords of the Manor" full legislative authority Lord Baltimore rejected most laws passed by the assembly They first met in 1635 Lord Baltimore initially had little understanding that the settlers wanted to govern themselves

Maryland colonists who purchased at least 1,000 acres from Lord Baltimore were known as _______________________

Lords of the Manor

What was a primary factor contributing to the survival of aspects of African culture in South Carolina?

Many slaves were isolated from the white population

Initially, South Carolinians thought to enslave whom as a labor force?

Native Americans

The colony of Delaware was originally called _____ _______________

New Sweden

William Penn wrote ________

No Cross, No Crown

The settlement of New Amsterdam was located ___________

On Manhattan Island

Most of the early migration to Georgia came from ___________

Outside England

Who purchased the land that would become New Amsterdam from the local native tribes?

Peter Minuet

Who was the last director general of New Netherland?

Peter Stuyvesant

What two [2] crops helped create the fortunes of many of the first settlers of the Carolinas?

Rice Indigo

What was the one guarantee of the Maryland charter?

Rights As Englishmen

What was the first city founded in the colony of Georgia?

Savannah

Who was the driving force behind Maryland's founding?

Sir George Calvert

Who was granted the original charter to settle the Carolinas by Charles I?

Sir Robert Heath

Which of the proprietors of Carolina was also a Royal Governor of Virginia?

Sir William Berkeley

What was the first settlement and first colonial capital of Maryland?

St. Mary's City

Slaves in colonial South Carolina primarily worked on the ___________ System

Task

Delaware was united with the colony of New York until:

The Duke of York sold it to William Penn

Which group also laid claim to the territory occupied by the Swedish settlers?

The Dutch West India Company

What was the document that provided the governmental structure of Connecticut?

The Fundamental Orders

Which of the following was NOT true of the government of colonial Pennsylvania?

The King held the sole right to name governors and council members

Name, and give a one-sentence description of at least (3) three of the key tenets or practices of the Quakers

The Quakers practiced many concepts, which include no oath-taking, no rites or rituals, and women speaking. No oath-taking meant that Quakers would not swear loyalty to any person or government. The Society of Friends did not follow an official prayer book or service order in their meetings, forgoing any rituals. Women were welcomed to speak any truths that the "inner light" revealed to them during the service, as well.

How did the Stuart monarchs gain authority to grant land from Virginia Company holdings?

The Virginia Company lost its charter

The Dutch States General granted a monopoly for trade in the New World to ______________

The West Indian Company

What assumptions did Lord Baltimore have regarding the government of the Maryland colony?

The absentee Proprietor (Baltimore) operated under an interesting set of assumptions regarding the way the colony should be run. He assumed the administration of the colony and legislative action would be handled by a small council of large landholders - the "Lords of the Manor" - and there would be little input from freemen who held little property.

At what point did residents of the Carolinas begin to refer to North and South as distinct regions?

The late 17th century

Which of the following can be said to be true about the Carolinas in the colonial period?

The people of the lowlands were generally Anglican Political and religious factions caused turmoil and conflict in the government By 1729, the proprietors were eager to turn over their charter to the Crown The geographic regions contrasted in wealth The people of the North primarily interacted with the people of Virginia

How were Protestants to be treated in Maryland?

They were considered as valuable and welcomed

Who was the leader who settled Connecticut with 100 settlers?

Thomas Hooker

What was the goal in establishing New Netherland?

To be a commercial center

What crop was vital to Maryland's economy?

Tobacco

What issues did the founders of Georgia attempt to address?

Urban poverty The issue of debt and debtor's prison conditions

Who were the first settlers who moved to the Albemarle Sound region before the Carolina colony was organized?

Virginians

The primary difference of opinion between Thomas Hooker and Governor Winthrop was over _____________________

Voting Rights

After 1676, New Jersey was divided into ______ Jersey and ______ Jersey.

West East

What was the primary issue with the location of Charleston?

Disease

In 1649, the _________ _______ __________________ gave all Christians in Maryland the right of religious worship

Act of Toleration

The system of government created by the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina was intended to create:

An American nobility based on land ownership

The Quakers believed that truth was revealed to every man by:

An Inner Light

Why was Pennsylvania founded?

As a haven for Quakers

What was the purpose for founding Maryland?

As a haven for persecuted Catholics

Unaware of the proprietorship of others, New York's governor Nicholls granted the territory of New Jersey to:

Baptists Quakers

Why was Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts Bay?

Because of his opinions regarding the separation of church and state

The primary issue in New Hampshire's early years was the lack of a[n] _________________________

Centralized government

The first settlement in New Sweden was Fort ___________

Christiana

The colony of New Hampshire began as a:

Commercial venture

Placing Maryland's settlements along waterways:

Contributed to the high mortality rate of the colony

The Treaty of Breda transferred the colony of New Netherlands to the control of what country?

England