What was the first permanent British settlement in America?
• Jamestown (in Virginia)
The first Americans were initially from what continent?
The most fertile soil in the American British colonies was
located in what region?
The Middle Colonies
Why did early European explorers want to find a shorter trade route
to Asia?
Any of the following will work
Break the hold of Muslim merchantsReduce prices on Asian goods
Make more money (gold / silver)Reduce transport time of goods
Why did Moctezuma allow Cortez and his soldiers into the capital city
of Tenochtitlan?
Thought they were gods
Where did Columbus believe he had landed in his first voyage?
To the outskirts of India
What was the eventual impact of England’s defeat of the Spanish
Armada in 1588?
England became the most dominant sea power in Atlantic
The Powhatans fell or succumbed to the Europeans in
Virginia because…
Any of the following
DiseaseNo unity among tribes
They did not help the economyNot a reliable labor source
The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown kept the colonists
from doing what?
Diversifying their economy
Who was most responsible for allowing the Protestant beliefs
to enter Great Britain?
Which society (church group) within the colonies would have
thought the purpose of government was to enforce God’s
laws?
Which founder of a colony allowed for religious freedom
for all? (Rhode Island)
New England’s Indians were finally defeated as a result of
what war?
King Philip’s War
Which colony became most profitable most quickly?
Who did indentured servants end up working for if they could not get
land?
Indian attacks on the frontier led to what major rebellion in the
colonies?
Bacon’s Rebellion
Compared to Europeans in the 17th century, how did Americans
fare economically?
The modern plantation system can be traced to what nation’s
slave trade?
The triangular trade involved trading African slaves for what
alcoholic drink from the Caribbean?
Not a Question
The Great Awakening had what impact on the colonies?
Undermined the learned clergySplit colonial churches into denominations
Led to founding of universitiesIt was a spontaneous movement of masses
Name at least two of Ben Franklin’s achievements!
Lightning rodEfficient stove
BifocalsPoor Richard’s Almanac
What was a typical requirement to be able to vote in the
colonies?
Another name for the Seven Years War is…
French and Indian War
What nation became the most dominant as a result of the Seven
Years War?
England’s attempt to stabilize Indian – White relations after Pontiac’s
War came in the form of
Proclamation of 1763
How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?
Anger , went West anyway
Siphoning gold, silver, and raw materials from its colonies was
known as what economic system?