First Americans & Age of Exploration
How did the earliest human settlers reach the continent that is now North America?
They migrated across a land bridge called Beringia from Asia.
How were the Spanish able to defeat the Aztec and Inca?
They brought disease.
They established alliances with rival tribes.
They had horses, gunpowder, and steel weapons.
What was the significance of the John Punch case in 1640?
It established a legal distinction between African and European servants, leading to lifelong slavery for Africans.
What was the name of the Native American tribe encountered by the Plymouth settlers in what is now Massachusetts?
Wampanoag
Which of the following was a Southern Colony?
Virginia
What led to the extinction of the mammoths?
Overhunting and climate change
Who was considered the leader of Jamestown as it was initially established in 1607?
John Smith
Which significant event resulted in both poor black and white servants burning down Jamestown and perhaps hastened the transition to racial based slavery?
Bacon's Rebellion
Which Colonial Region was most shaped by religious beliefs and practices?
New England Colonies
What was the major reason why the French and Indian War was waged in North America?
secure Native Allies
control the lucrative fur trade
control vital lands and expel the opposing side
What was an effect of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?
a transfer of food crops and disease
What crop eventually saved the Jamestown Settlement, and who helped introduce and cultivate it?
tobacco and John Rolfe
Whose court case victory persuaded colonial leaders to pass a new law designating that children would inherit the status of their mother rather than their father regarding servitude/early slavery?
Elizabeth Key
Which Christian group largely settled the colony of Pennsylvania and increasingly opposed slavery?
Quakers
Which British Parliamentary Act placed a tax on all printed materials in the American Colonies?
Stamp Act
Which of the following was a significant intellectual achievement of the Maya civilization?
Development of a complex writing system and advanced calendar
After being taken hostage by the English at Jamestown, Pocahontas converted to Christianity, and upon being baptized, she chose which name for herself?
Rebecca
Which group of laws were passed in Colonial Virginia in 1705 that firmly established the status of servitude for life and legally classified those individuals as "real estate?"
Virginia Slave Codes
Why did King Philip (Metacomet) eventually go to war with the English in 1675?
all of the other choices apply
Why did the British Government issue the Proclamation of 1763 shortly after their French and Indian War victory?
to prevent colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and ease tensions with Native tribes
Which French explorer is credited with laying the foundations for the country now known as Canada?
Jacques Cartier
As crop production started to improve in the expanding Jamestown/Virginia Colony, what type of labor was originally utilized in the early to mid 1600s?
indentured servitude
What plan of self-government did the Pilgrims create in 1620?
Mayflower Compact
Which colonies comprised New England?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
Which Native American group was vital in helping the British to secure their French and Indian War victory?
the Iroquois League