people
exploration
colonies
concepts
Yes, you need to recall some
knowledge from last year.
knowledge from last year.
100
Who was the second governor of Plymouth?
William Bradford
100
What were three ancient civilizations of Meso and South America and at least one of North America?
Maya, Aztec, Inca / Hopewell, Adena, Pueblo, Mississippi
100
What happened in New England in 1692, and why was it significant?
The Salem Witch Trials showed that the Puritan communities were not as exemplary as they had hoped.
100
What was the “Columbian Exchange,” and when did it start?
a 2-directional process in which goods, ideas, and disease were transferred between the Americas and Europe that began in 1492
100
What is absolutism? How is it relevant to the story of exploration and colonization?
a monarch had concentrated authority in a rising nation-state and would thus be interested in and able to fund an expanding empire
200
Who was known for helping to develop suitable cultivation of tobacco in the Chesapeake in the early 17th century?
John Rofle
200
Which nation began to explore first and under whose direction? What did the explorers accomplish, in general?
Portuguese / Prince Henry the Navigator / sailed around Africa
200
What were the supposed reasons that Jamestown settlers went through a “starving time”?
laziness, tension in the Company and with natives, and a missing supply ship
200
What was a burgess, and what was the term’s significance to early American history?
A burgess was an inhabitant of a town with rights based on residence. The House of Burgesses was the first assembly in which colonists elected representatives.
200
What may have had symbolic importance for colonists as they established their governments? When was it?
Magna Carta (1215)
300
What were the differences between two groups of Puritans who came to New England in 1620 and 1630, respectively? Provide two names for the first group and two for the second.
Pilgrims (Separatists, Brownists) / Puritans (Non-separatists, Congregationalists)
300
What did Christopher Columbus believe about the world? Was he right or wrong? What did he believe he'd discovered when he died? And who did he sail for?
He believed it was smaller and that he'd a quicker route to the Indies. He was wrong but never knew how large America was! He sailed for SPAIN.
300
Put the following in order: the founding of Plymouth, the founding of Massachusetts Bay, the founding of Rhode Island, the founding of Jamestown
Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
300
What was the term for what Anne Hutchinson was accused of? What did it mean?
Antinomian Heresy / going against the law (because she was freed by grace)
300
What is the difference between the Protestant Reformation and the English Reformation? Which came first?
The Protestant Reformation in 1517, initiated by Martin Luther's "95 Theses," was more based on theological beliefs, while the English Reformation, which began in the mid-to-late-1520s, was the result of Henry VIII's desire to divorce his wife.
400
Who were the two people who experienced tension during the conflict in the Chesapeake in 1676, and what were their various roles?
Nathaniel Bacon (rebel land owner) and William Berkley (elitist governor)
400
Who were two famous conquistadors, and which indigenous peoples did they kill with violence and disease?
Cortes - Aztec / Pizarro - Inca
400
Explain what really happened...
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag were friendly early on. Relations fell apart over time, especially leading up to King Philip's War.
400
What are John Winthrop's two main points in "On Liberty"?
One should understand he must carry the weight of an elected MAGISTRATE'S skill-based mistakes, and it is worth CHOOSING to submit to that authority in order to protect one's CIVIL LIBERTIES.
400
What event helps explain why the English were able to finally be successful in colonization, in earnest? When was it?
The Spanish Armada, 1588
500
Who were the two well-known preachers of the Great Awakening, and what were their unique contributions?
Jonathan Edwards, a founder of the revival, was known for his vivid imagery in sermons, and George Whitefield, who popularized it, was known for his oratory skills.
500
What were the three main reasons some of the English started to explore? Consider whose motives.
population increase (common desire for land and jobs), religious persecution (Pilgrims and Puritans), and empire building/competition with Spain (the Crown)
500
What were some practical consequences of the significant conflict in the Chesapeake in 1676? What is one that some historians have concluded?
Western land opened up, so indentured servitude declined. Perhaps, some have wondered, this changed labor tensions to be not between classes but races.
500
What were three important "takeaways" from the Mayflower Compact? What was arguably the most significant of the three?
COMMUNITY, need to make laws for order, and desire to preserve the colony (posterity)
500
Who were the five kings and three queens of England in the late 1500s and throughout the 1600s?
Mary I, Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William and Mary