Religion
Early Colonies
Columbian Exchange
Settlers and Indians
Miscellaneous
100
Which colony in the mid-17th century passed legislation protecting the rights of Catholic colonists to worship freely?
Maryland
100
Which colony was founded not only as a business venture but as a refuge for Catholics?
Marlyand
100
What are the three types of things that were brought over by the Columbian Exchange?
Plants, Animals and diseases
100
How did early Europeans view Native Americans
As others, heathens, barbarians, etc
100
Starting in the early 18th century, some southern British colonies adopted slave codes from Barbados that
a. were similar to the French and Spanish standards for slave treatment. b. ensured the protection of basic human rights for slaves. c. limited the total number of slaves on a plantation. d. led to the emergence of strict racial categories in colonial society.
200
What did the 1649 Maryland Act of Toleration do?
Granted religious freedom to all Christians who accepted the Trinity
200
Settlers who established the British colony in Virginia during the seventeenth century were primarily seeking to do what?
Profit Economically
200
Which deadly epidemic most devastated Mexican natives and was the subject of numerous 15th- and 16th-century primary accounts of disease?
Smallpox
200
How did early Europeans treat Indians? (NOT Quakers)
They took land, raided supplies, killed them
200
Which two people kept Jamestown alive?
John Smith and John Rolfe
300
How did Puritans feel about religious liberty/freedom?
They tolerated no one who expressed religious views different from their own views
300
Which mid-Atlantic British colony was noted for its promotion of religious freedom, good relations with local Indians, and Quaker idealism?
Pennsylvania
300
Which livestock animal introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?
Horses
300
Which British North American colony violently confronted the Powhatan Indians and justified their actions by their strong belief in their racial and cultural superiority?
Massachusetts
300
How did the British try to regulate or control the settlers in America? (one specific act)
Navigation Act
400
Who, as governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony, claimed that Puritans should establish a “City upon a Hill”?
John Winthrop
400
Which region had the longest growing seasons, primarily cultivated rice and indigo, and had a majority African slave population?
Plantation colonies
400
Which Old World crop introduced by the Spanish most dramatically increased demand for African slaves in America?
Rice
400
What was traded between Native Americans and European settlers?
Food and furs for guns
400
Which event was caused by personal conflicts and class divisions and led to the death of 20 individuals?
Salem Witch Trials
500
What was the main religious difference between the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies?
New England was Puritan, Chesapeake was Church of England
500
What are 3 factors that led tot he increase in slaves in American colonies?
New crops like rice, reluctance of land owners to use indentured servants, difficulty turning Indians into slaves, Slave Codes that made children of slaves into slaves for life.
500
Which of the following were native crops from America that stimulated trade and/or population in Europe?
Tobacco, potatoes, Tomatoes, Chilies
500
What was the main goal for Europeans dealing with Native Americans?
Getting land and goods for Europe
500
What was Bacon's main reason for rebelling?
He and others had no land or jobs and the government wouldn't fight against the Indians who were attacking them.
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