Exploration to the French and Indian War

Exploration to the French and Indian War

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Why was Columbus pursing his voyage in 1492?

• To find a new passage to the Americas

• In order to prove the world was flat

• To find a new passage to Asia

• He thought he was in India

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Why did Columbus call the people he encountered Indians?

• None of the above

• He thought he was in India

• That is what they called themselves

• That is what Marco Polo originally called them

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What is the best definition for “colonization” below?

• When a nation removes its king

• When a larger nation takes over weaker areas

• When a nation wants to spread a religious faith

• When a nation seeks religious freedom

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Why didn’t the Africans die from small pox as many of the Native Americans did during early colonization?

• All of the above

• They escaped from the Europeans and avoiding a catching the disease

• They had medicine for the disease

• They had immunities to the disease

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Why did Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• Because they formed an alliance against the English

• To determine which nation got certain areas in the New World

• To declare that Protestantism would be the official religion in the New World

• All of the above

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Which word below best explains the relationship between England and Spain in 1588?

• Friendly

• Hostile

• Neutral

• Cooperative

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Why did disease and death spread early in Jamestown?

• None of the above

• They did not prepare for survival well, such as farming or making adequate shelter

• They had no immunities for the bubonic plague

• The Native Americans spread small pox to the Jamestown residents

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How did tobacco impact the settlement in Jamestown?

• It made the settlement very wealthy

• It made many people sick

• It caused Native Americans to invade and take the product

• Many of the residents refused to use the product for religious reasons

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What impact did Nathaniel Bacon have on Jamestown?

• He figured out how to cure small pox through inoculation

• After the harsh winter, he helped to rebuild

• His Tobacco seeds that he smuggled in changed the economy of the area

• He led a failed rebellion against the settlement

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Why did the Pilgrims come to North America?

• all of the above

• for their religious freedom

• to be a “City on a Hill” for Puritan values

• to spread the religion of the Anglican Church

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Explain why Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson are significant historical figures when examining the early history colonial America.

• They each joined Native American clans and renounced their British citizenship

• They were the first couple married in the New World

• They each opposed the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

• They each opposed the Quaker movement

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How did William Penn gain Pennsylvania?

• It was inherited, since he was the son of King George the 3rd

• It was given to him by the Anglican Church

• He stole it from the Aztecs

• It was given to him to repay a debt

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Who was most likely to be able to form good relations with the Native Americans?

• The rebels united with Nathaniel Bacon

• The Quakers

• The Conquistadors

• The Puritans

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What is the best explanation for the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans?

• The Puritans remained a part of the Catholic Church

• They disagreed on whether or not to stay in the Anglican Church

• Puritans did not believe the religious beliefs of Christianity

• The Pilgrims believed all religions taught the same thing

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The Dutch sent _____________________ to explore areas of North America.

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

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What is the best explanation for Britain’s passing of the Navigation Acts?

• All of the above

• They wanted trading nations to only use colonial or British ships for more profit.

• They were trying to find a direct route to the Indian Ocean

• They wanted to form a monopoly on map making so that others could not take their land

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How did one become governor of a colony during the era of the 13 Colonies?

• The first man to settle in the region became governor

• The King of England appointed the governor

• The people voted on the governor

• The man who owned the most land was governor

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What best explains the high literacy rate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• The desire to make maps to find gold in the Aztec regions

• The impact of the Quakers and their belief of passivism

• The religious desire to read the Bible

• The high trade of cotton

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The Southern colonies mainly had a/an _______________ economy.

• agrarian

• industrial

• shipping

• None of the above

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How did George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards impact the religious culture of the 13 colonies?

• By arguing for the need for religious diversity

• By translating the Bible into Russian

• All of the above

• By preaching Christian teachings

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After Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which area did he go to in North America and develop?

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

• New York

• Nova Scotia

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Who gave William Penn the area of Pennsylvania?

• John Winthrop

• King Charles

• Queen Elizabeth

• King James

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What is the best explanation for why Jamestown survived?

• It was a massively important location for factories

• The cash crop of Tobacco

• The ability to start the first democracy

• The successful pursuit of fur trading

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Which part of the Triangular Trade system wickedly brought over African slaves to the Americas?

• The Southern Passage

• The Middle Passage

• The Northern Passage

• The Initial Passage

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All of the following are people groups that came to populate the early 13 colonies in large numbers EXCEPT:

• Scottish citizens

• Dutch citizens

• Portuguese citizens

• German citizens

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The Enlightenment can best be described as a/an_____________________ movement.

• economic and financial

• scientific and philosophical

• religious and faith based

• patriotic and nationalistic

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The Great Awakening can best be described as a/an__________________ movement.

• religious

• patriotic

• scientific

• economic

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How did Edward Braddock’s failure to capture Fort Duquesne impact the British colonists?

• None of the above

• They felt it proved England would win the conflict

• They felt it displayed Britain was weak and could not defeat the French

• They felt it was evidence that the Native Americans had abandoned the French

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What treaty ended the French and Indian War?

• The Treaty of Tordesailles

• The Treaty of Pitt

• The Treaty of Fort Duquesne

• The Treaty of Paris

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Who did the Native Americans side with in the French and Indian War?

• The French

• The Colonists

• The Portuguese

• The British