Unit 1 Review

What improvement to the caraval made it easier to steer than the older galleon?

• square sails

• flat bottoms

• steering wheel

• rudder in back

The _______ were the first Europeans to establish colonies in North America.

Which was NOT a reason the Europeans found it necessary to explore new lands?

• wanted to cheap Asian spices and silks.

• cities were losing population so new immigrants were needed

• wanted to convert people to Christianity.

• an interest in Asian culture

• needed to find new sea routes

The movement of new plants, animals, people, and customs between Europe and the Americas in the 1400s and 1500s is called the _________ Exchange.

The Spanish Armada was launched to overthrow which of these?

• Phillip II

• Henry VIII

• Louis XIV

• Elizabeth I

Trading for ____ led the settlers of New France to form trading alliances with the Native Americans.

Which was NOT a problem faced by the colonists of Jamestown?

• outbreaks of famine and disease

• lack of preparation and poor farming abilities

• fighting between colonists and Native Americans

• difficulties in governing such a large area

Who took control of the Jamestown colony be creating rules that rewarded harder workers with food?

• John Rolfe

• Nathaniel Bacon

• John Smith

• Roger Winthrop

Which does NOT describe the colony of Georgia?

• large rice plantations

• promoted religious tolerance

• buffer from Spanish Florida

• intended for debtors to make fresh start

How was the Pilgrim colony different from the Puritan colony?

• Pilgrims faced little resistance from Native Americans

• Pilgrims had to establish own basic laws and social rules

• Pilgrim colony was formed in order to escape religious persecution.