Early US History

 curiosity  fame  wealth,  spread Christianity (religion)  cheaper& faster transportation  (Northwest Passage)  mercantilism  foreign goods
These are all reasons for what?

• Reasons to explore
• Reasons to Settle
• Reasons Pilgrims came to America
• Reasons Puritans came to America

What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?

• To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
• To claim land in Canada
• To explore the Hudson Bay
• None of the above

Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.

• Florida
• Canada
• the Bahamas
• Hudson Bay

North and South America were named in honor of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

• True
• False

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe
• To create communities founded on religious tolerance 
• To profit from trading in furs and other goods
• To create joint ventures with other European powers

 Which of the following religious groups felt the need to "purify" the Anglican Church and left England in the late 1620s, starting their colony at Massachusetts Bay?

• mormons
• pilgrims
• quakers
• Puritans

The Iroquois Confederacy was an example of a ______________________________

• monarchy
• representative democracy
• dictatorship
• oligrachy

Large amount of diseases and high death rate, land swampy – lots of diseased mosquitoes, no one wanted to work – too busy wanting to make money, didn’t focus on what needs to be done for survival 
Which settlement did this describe?

• Jamestown
• Massachusetts Bay
• Plymouth
• Roanoke

Farmers in the Southern Colonies grew crops on _________ & used __________ to do the work so they could grow CASH CROPS cheaply.

• farms; indentured servants
• plantations; slaves
• fields; workers
• rice fields; immigrants

Why were the Pilgrims being persecuted by the King of England?

• B/c they didn't have a charter to be in the new world
• B/c they learned how to grow sweet smelling, sweet tasting tobacco and the king wanted the money
• B/c they were not following rules of Church of England 
• B/c the Pilgrims had befriended the Powhatan Indians and John Rolfe was about to marry Pocahontas