Colonial Era
What were the 5 levels of the English Class System?
Royals, Nobles, Gentile, Yeoman (Commoners,) Poor.
For 1,000 extra points, explain the circumstances that would allow (or force!) someone to become each level.
What three things did the Second Charter issued by King James I change?
It expanded Jamestown's borders, it gave full control of the colony to the Virginia Company, and it replaced the council with an all-powerful Governor.
What was King James I's general impression of tobacco?
If you can list four ways that he specifically described it, you can have 1,000 points.
He thought it was disgusting!
More specifically, he thought it was 'loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and very similar to the smog of the underworld.'
Draw & label a map of the Middle Passage on the board. Explain the map to the class.
If you correctly labeled:
Europe, Africa, North America, and the three arrows, and you explained the map sufficiently, double your points.
What are three things countries want?
Wealth, influence, and the spread of their ideology.
For 500 extra points, explain the specific ways that the Spanish got each of these by colonizing South America.
What was the number-one goal of the Jamestown expedition, and did they succeed?
It was to make money, and yes they did.
What were two reasons that John Ratcliffe had George Kendall executed?
Ratcliffe believed that Kendall was plotting against him because he was told so by a different man he was going to execute. He also believed that Kendall was a Spanish spy.
What were two ways that John Rolfe was important to history?
He experimented with tobacco, starting the tobacco industry in Jamestown, and he married Pocahontas, starting the Peace of Pocahontas.
If you can say where John Rolfe got his tobacco seeds from, and explain two reasons why John Rolfe experimented with tobacco, have 500 more points.
What were three ways that the Aztec Empire was an advanced society before the Spanish destroyed it?
They had irrigation systems for farming, taxes, a mail system, a legal system with courts, and military garrisons.
Describe three features of Powhatan society.
Palisade walls, roofed houses, Confederacy that paid taxes and helped each other in war, shells as centralized currency, fishing and hunting, three-sisters farming, etc.
For 500 extra points, explain how gender roles were different in Powhatan society compared to European society.
What are two ways that you would describe Chief Powhatan as a leader? Give an example for each.
Examples: Generous - he helped the settlers when they were hungry the first winter. Proud - he refused to accept the crown from King James. Forgiving - he gave the settlers chances to meet with him even after they'd stolen from Powhatan lands.
How did George Yeardley go from the son of a Tailor (a commoner) to Governor of Virginia? Give four parts of the journey.
- He takes over as substitute Governor while Lord Delaware is away.
- He marries above his station.
- He receives land from Openchancanough.
- Lord Delaware dies.
- The Virginia Company has King James make him a noble so that he can be Governor.
For 300 extra points, what was the name of the gentlewoman he married?
Smallpox destroyed much of the Empire, Cortez formed alliances with the locals, bringing his army to upwards of 90,000, and Cortez had armor, cannons, and horses as military advantages.
What were three causes of the Starving Time?
A terrible drought, seige laid by the Powhatan, poor leadership, the loss of the supply ship from the 3rd supply.
- She brought food to the settlers when they were hungry during early winters.
- She married John Rolfe in order to create peace between the two peoples.
What were two ways that George Yeardley helped shape the future of America?
He introduced the first democratic system, giving people a chance to vote, and he introduced slavery, which led to several hundred years of oppression and lasting inequality.
What were three things that led to European domination of the globe during the Colonial era?
Disease, navigation & ship technology, advancements in weapons & armor for the time.
If you were sent back in time to 1607 (when the settlers first arrived,) what are three pieces of advice you would give to them? For each, explain.
(Answers will vary)
Do you think John Smith was a good or bad person? Explain your thinking giving at least three examples of his actions.
Why was indentured servitude created, and what were four rules of the practice?
It was created to help farm tobacco. Rules included a contract that paid for the person's passage and promised them land at the end of a set amount of time. The contract also allowed them to be sold, traded, beaten, and denied the right to marry.