Questions 10-23% of students got right
What key organizational difference existed between the Massachusetts Bay Company and the Virginia Company?
The Massachusetts Bay Company went to New England giving England less control
Where did the first group of ~100 English settlers attempt to establish a colony in 1585?
Roanoke Island
Why was Chesapeake Bay planned as the location for the second Roanoke group in 1587?
The bay was deeper, which was better for large ships.
Which Puritan leader described the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a "City upon a Hill" ?
John Winthrop
Which French explorer established the successful fur trading fort at Quebec in 1608?
Samuel de Champlain
What movement was started by the pope to make changes within the Catholic Church?
Counter-Reformation
Who bought land from local Algonquin Indians to establish Fort Christina for New Sweden in 1638?
Peter Minuit
Why did Separatists leave the Netherlands after living there for about 12 years?
They were afraid their English culture would disappear.
What was the ultimate fate of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands in the 1600s?
It was given to England after a war between England and the Netherlands.
How did the Virginia Company raise money to finance ships and supplies for Jamestown?
By selling shares of the company to shareholders.
How did the economy of Plymouth Colony differ from that of Jamestown?
Plymouth was based on family farms and fur trade rather than crop exports.
Who became governor of Plymouth Colony in the spring of 1621 and signed a peace pact with Chief Massasoit?
William Bradford
How did political control in New France and New Spain differ from English colonies?
New France and New Spain were ruled by monarchs with no voice in government
Most Jamestown colonists belonged to which official religious group?
Anglican (Church of England)
What was the House of Burgesses ?
The first representative legislative body in English North America
Who claimed the Mississippi River valley for France in 1682 and named it Louisiana?
Robert de La Salle
What settlement grew around the Dutch trading post at the south end of Manhattan Island?
New Amsterdam
Why did the Puritans establish Harvard College?
What were "Praying Towns" established by the Puritans?
Places where American Indians gave up native customs to adopt Christianity.
What can be interpreted about American Indian groups that lived on coasts or near lakes?
A. They moved inland every winter to avoid coastal storms.
B. Living near water affected their way of life and resources.
C. They were unable to farm or grow crops.
D. They traded exclusively with European merchants.
B. Living near water affected their way of life and resources.
Who served as governor of New Netherlands from 1647 to 1664 during its period of economic growth?
Peter Stuyvesant
For whom did English explorer Henry Hudson sail when he claimed the Hudson River valley in 1609?
The Dutch East India Company
Who introduced tobacco seeds to Jamestown, creating Virginia's most successful cash crop?
John Rolfe
What was the most popular religion in Europe during the 1500s?
Roman Catholic Christianity
Why were Martin Luther's followers called "Protestants"?
They protested some teachings of the Catholic Church.