Exploration and Founders
This explorer claimed the Mississippi River Basin for France and is credited with naming Louisiana after King Louis XIV.
Robert de La Salle (Robert Cavelier de La Salle)
This region had poor farming conditions, long cold winters, and was settled by Pilgrims and Puritans seeking religious freedom.
New England
Many colonists at Plymouth survived the winter of 1620 with help from this group.
Native American helpers (a neighboring Native American tribe; historically, the Wampanoag helped the Plymouth colonists)
This explorer is named in the study guide for claiming the Mississippi basin for France (first name and last name).
Robert de La Salle (Robert Cavelier de La Salle)
Which religious group that believes in a simple, plain lifestyle settled in Pennsylvania?
Quakers
The Virginia Company of London started this settlement in 1607; it was the first permanent English colony in North America.
Jamestown
The Middle Atlantic colonies were known by this nickname because they produced many grains and welcomed a mix of people.
Middle Atlantic (the "Breadbasket Colonies")
One cause of conflict between European settlers and Native Americans was that settlers did this to land that belonged to Native Americans. (short answer)
European settlers were moving onto land that had belonged to the Native Americans.
The Code Noir, established in 1724 in Louisiana, was created to regulate which group in the colony?
The slave population
Which group in Louisiana were known for working in the fields, for religious practices and stories, and for creating blues music?
African Americans (enslaved Africans / Afro-descendant people in Louisiana)
This person created the Company of the West in 1717 and promised investors large profits from the Louisiana colony.
John Law
These northern colonies had broad coastal plains, year-round warm climates, and rich farmland; this description best fits which colonial region?
Southern (Note: the description in the guide: "broad, coastal plains and hilly forests, year-round warm climate, rich farmland" best fits the Southern colonies.)
The Pequot War (1637–1638) and King Philip’s War (1675–1676) were examples of conflicts between which two groups?
English settlers and Native Americans.
Many Acadia settlers fled to Louisiana after the British expelled the French from Acadia; these people became known by this name.
Cajun population
Gens de Couleur Libres were mostly skilled artisans who accumulated wealth. Name one type of property they owned according to the guide.
In 1681 this leader founded Pennsylvania as a colony offering religious freedom to his group. Name him.
William Penn
Which colonial region supported plantation economics and exported crops like tobacco, indigo, and cotton?
Southern colonies (exports: cotton, indigo, and tobacco)
In 1619 a Dutch trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food at which English settlement?
Jamestown
The Creole peoples of Louisiana are descendants of which European countries?
France and Spain
Why was Georgia referred to as a "debtor colony"? Choose the best short answer from the study guide options.
It was founded as a place where people who were poor or in debt could make a fresh start in life. (Option B)
Which explorer named Louisiana after King Louis XIV, and which explorer claimed the entire Mississippi basin for France? (two-part)
Robert Cavelier de La Salle named Louisiana after King Louis XIV; Robert de La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi basin for France. (Both refer to the same La Salle.)
Explain one primary reason England wanted to colonize North America (short answer).
England wanted abundant resources and opportunities for land ownership. (From guide: abundant resources and land ownership.)
Describe one way European settlement affected Native American land and life (short paragraph for 2–3 sentences).
Sample answer: European settlement often took Native American land for farms and towns, forcing tribes to move and causing loss of resources and traditional ways of life.
Who is credited with founding the colony of Louisiana? (name from the study guide) — provide the full name.
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville is credited with founding the colony of Louisiana (the guide lists him as a founder; Robert de La Salle is also credited with claiming the region).
The study guide lists groups excluded from representative government in the colonies. Name two of those groups.
Examples: Women and Slaves (other answers from guide: Native Americans, Non-Christians). — teacher: any two of these.