Sources
A diary written by someone during a historical event is what type of source?
Primary Source
Approximately how many independent Native American tribes existed in North America before Columbus?
Over 1,000
What are the three words used to summarize the major European motivations for exploration and colonization?
God, Gold, and Glory
Which two groups founded the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies?
The Pilgrims and the Puritans
What colony was founded by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
A textbook written years after an event that explains what happened is what type of source?
Secondary Source
Name one Native American tribe that lived in what is now Maryland
Assateague, Choptank, Piscataway, Shawnee, Wicomico, Pocomoke, Delaware
Which motivation involved spreading Christianity and converting Native Americans?
God
What was one major reason the Pilgrims and Puritans left England?
More religious freedom
What was the main economic advantage of the Middle Colonies?
Good climate and rich land allowed farmers to grow staple crops
Name two examples of primary sources
Photos, clothing/personal belongings, newspapers, diaries, letters, recordings, documents, memoirs
Approximately what percentage of Native American populations died from European diseases?
90%
Why did Europeans begin looking for new routes to Asia after 1453?
The Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople and cut off Europe from trade with the East
Name one major industry in the New England colonies
Fishing, shipbuilding, skilled craftsmen, trade/merchants
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown, Virginia
A historian writes an article about the American Revolution but was obviously not alive during the Revolution. What type of source is the article?
Secondary Source
Give two ways European colonization negatively impacted Native Americans
Disease, enslavement, cruel treatment, relocation, dragged into European conflicts
Which European country established colonies in places that eventually became New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut?
The Netherlands / The Dutch
Why was large-scale farming difficult in New England?
Rocky soil and cold winters made cash crop farming difficult
What three major cash crops were especially important to the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco, rice, and indigo
Why can a newspaper article sometimes be considered a primary source and sometimes a secondary source?
It depends on whether the newspaper was reporting on an event at the time it happened or discussing an event later
Why did increasing European populations and decreasing Native populations make it harder for Native Americans to resist Europeans?
Europeans became more numerous while Native populations declined, making resistance more difficult
Put these in chronological order:
British colonies
Columbus's first journey
French colonies
Spanish Empire established
Columbus's first journey
Spanish Empire
French Colonies
British Colonies
This colony was founded by Roger Williams after he was exiled from Massachusetts, and it became known for religious tolerance
Rhode Island
What was Bacon's Rebellion partly about, and what happened to Jamestown during the Rebellion?
Colonists demanded lower taxes and greater access to Native land, and they burned Jamestown down in protest