Early Colonial Period Quiz

What agreement divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?

• Treaty of Paris 1649

• Treaty of Tordesillas 1494

• Treaty of Versailles 1763

• Proclamation Line

The Spanish first moved into the North American southwest in an effort to

• obtain precious metals (like gold and silver)
• establish missions
• impose Spanish culture
• strengthen the security of New Spain

The Pueblo leader, Popé, led a revolt in response to Spanish efforts to...

• Establish trade routes
• Impose Spanish culture
• Mine for precious metals
• Replace Tenochtitlan with Mexico City

Which is NOT a part of the Three G's that were the main reasons for European exploration?

• God

• Greatness

• Glory

• Gold

A land dispute in Connecticut resulted in an alliance between the English colonists and the Narragansett tribe against the ____ tribe.

• Iroquois
• Powhatan
• Seminole
• Pequot

The most important export from the Virginia colony was 

• Cotton
• Tobacco
• Rice
• Corn

The first English colonies in North America were set up in the hope of achieving

• Financial gain for investors
• Political freedom for settlers
• Religious freedom for settlers
• Military supremacy for England

Jamestown's most serious problems during its first year were caused by 

• Infectious diseases
• Severe weather conditions
• Native Americans' hostility toward European settlement
• The settlers' attitudes and impracticality

Bacon's Rebellion was brought about by Nathaniel Bacon's sympathy with the problems faced by

• Religious separatists

• Wealthy planters and landowners

• Native Americans

• English settlers on the frontier

The Puritans' views and attitudes led them to promote the idea of

• Social equality

• Religious tolerance

• Strict expectations and hard work for common goals

• Separation of church and state