Chapter 1
Which island did Columbus first encounter?
The Bahamas
Because of racism blacks would hold a lesser position for how many years?
350 years.
Who was Nathaniel Bacon?
Planter who led a rebellion in 1676 against the governor of the Virginia Colony.
The old man was an wise as an owl.
Simile
A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells his/her own life story?
Autobiography
In return for bringing back gold and other valuables, what would Columbus get in return?
10 % of the profits, governorship of any newly "discovered" lands, title Admiral of the Ocean Sea
What year was the starving period?
1609-1610
What did "indenture" mean?
an agreement to work for 5-7 years for a master in order to get to America.
The Tick-Tock of the old clock.
Alliteration
Fictional story that makes use of real events, places or people from history?
Historical Fiction
Columbus first voyage included three ships called:
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
True or False
The Dutch were the main slave traders at first.
True
The reason the frontiersmen were joining Bacon's Rebellion in the 1600's?
They were unhappy with the way the colony was being run (unfair taxes) and they wanted the Colonial government to protect them from hostile Indians.
The baby was a screaming alarm that woke the neighbors.
Metaphor
A highly imaginative story that contains magic, creatures, or other supernatural heroes etc?
Fantasy
The second island Columbus sailed to was?
Hispaniola
By 1800 how many Blacks were brought to America?
Between 10-15 Million.
Who were the three opposing sides of Bacon's Rebellion?
1 Angry poor colonists (frontiersmen, slaves, and servants)
2 Rich colonist upperclassmen/leaders
3 Indians
My car died on the way to work.
Personification
Fictional story where people and events are realistic and could happen in real life. Setting is usually in modern (contemporary) times?
Realistic Fiction
Columbus' lies and promises to the King and Queen of Spain won him?
17 ships and more than 1,200 men for his next expedition.
True or False
Africa may have lost about 50 Million people to the slave trade?
True
What were the four big fears of the wealthy elites during this time?
1- Indian violence/hostility
2- slave rebellions
3- angry, poor whites
4- all 3 joining together and revolting
She jumped so high she could touch the moon!
Hyperbole
A major type of literature that makes use of imagery, figurative language, and sometimes rhyme. Rather than paragraphs it is written in stanzas?
Poetry