U.S. History Term 1 Final Review

Why were Europeans interested in exploration, at first?

• To prove that the world is round.
• To be adventurous.
• To circumnavigate the world
• To find a route that would allow trade access with China and India.

Once “The New World” was discovered, what was the goal of most European nations?

• Land, Gold, and Spices
• Glory, Power, and Adventure
• Gold, Glory, and God
• Cotton, Spices, and Tobacco

What did Spanish Missionaries try to accomplish?

• Send people on missions.
• Build Farms
• Convert people to Christianity
• Find more land for their country

Why did Spain pay for Columbus’s voyage?

• So that he could go on an adventure.
• So that he could find a trade route to Asia for Spain.
• So that he could become a great explorer.
• So that he could prove his theory.

What was the very first permanent English settlement in North America?

• St. Augustine, Florida
• Roanoke Island, North Carolina
• Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
• Jamestown, Virginia

The Dare Stone was possible evidence of what happened to the colonists of which English Colony?

• St. Augustine, Florida
• Roanoke Island, North Carolina
• Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
• D. Jamestown, Virginia

Which Company in England was the sponsor of both the Jamestown Colony and the Plymouth Colony?

• The Virginia Company of London
• The London Company of Virginia
• The Plymouth Company of Jamestown
• Walmart Company of Boca Raton

The horrible time of suffering at the Jamestown Colony in 1609 and 1610, when hundreds of settlers died from illness and starvation, was called what?

• The Time of The Suffering
• The Starving Time
• The Time of The People Gone Bye-Bye
• The Staving, Illness, and Suffering Time of Starving, Illness, and Suffering.

The First Thanksgiving, in 1621, was shared between the Plymouth settlers and which Native Indian Tribe?

• The Eagle People
• The Cherokee Tribe
• The Sioux Tribe
• The Wampanoag Tribe

Which famous document stated that the colonists of Plymouth would have a Pledge of Loyalty to the King of England, but followed all of the laws of the new Plymouth colonial government?

• The Plymouth Contract
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Plymouth Compact
• The Mayflower Agreement