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1500 History 101

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who and What did the indentured Servants do?

a)

Comprised of crimals and sponsored by rich people, After 7 years they would be free

b)

They were comprised mostly of british solider migrating from Britain to America

c)

They were indian people migrating from America to make land in europe

d)

They had hot breath and didn't breath well

2.

Where did indigenous people start?

a)

On the shores of the Bahams 20,000 years ago

b)

On the reef of the bikin bottom 25,000 years ago

c)

On the continent of Africa 15,000 years ago

d)

Start in the sky and migrated to the ground 200,000 years ago

3.

What did Tribes settle into?

a)

Irish Brouges

b)

British colonies

c)

European decedents

d)

Indian Nations

4.

What did immigrants settle into?

a)

Into Indian tribes

b)

Into British tribes

c)

Into European tribes

d)

Into Irish Tribes

5.

What time did Indians get conquered?

a)

1821

b)

1890

c)

1776

d)

1994

6.

Did Christopher Columbus ever discover America?

a)

Yes, he discovered Florida

b)

No, he only seen the West Indies/Central America

7.

What Two nations were the most powerful in the 1500's?

a)

Spain and England

b)

Britain and Ireland

c)

Africa and India

d)

Scotland and UK

8.

What were the two Runner up nations that were the most powerful?

a)

India and China

b)

France and Portugal

9.

What did the Spanish use to extract information from the Indians?

a)

Tickling

b)

Singing

c)

Torture

d)

Gagging

10.

What was the best case Scenario for the sail from England to the U.S.

a)

1-2 Weeks

b)

3-4 Weeks

c)

5-6 Days

d)

5-10 Weeks

11.

Where did the indigenous people walk from?

a)

Russia Siberian/Barrian Sea

b)

North America/Atlantic Sea

12.

Who controlled spain during th 1500's

a)

Elizabeth and James

b)

Isabella and Fernadad

13.

How destperate did people become on the ships sailing from england?

a)

They ate rats and their own shoes

b)

Many died from malnutrition

c)

ate candy and lollipops

d)

None of the above

14.

Puritans that first migrated into North America due to them fleeing the Angelican Church, they sailed on the Mayflower Ship and Made Port in Massachusetts but they settled in (a)   and set up Harvard University for Men only

15.

What did the Spirit Religion of the Indians base on?

a)

Everything had a spirit

b)

Shamans were spiritual guides

c)

White people saw it as wrong

d)

All of the above

16.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian sailor and he had the belief that the world was round. He believed if he sailed through the (a)   Ocean he would end up in China.

17.

When Columbus First made port, where did he think he was at?

a)

On the coast of Florida

b)

On the coast of the Bahamas

c)

On the shore of China

d)

In the Midwest Indies

18.

Henry the 8th had a wife he didn't want to be with anymore, So he started the (a)   Church to divorce her.

19.

What did the Angelican Church turn into?

a)

A place to worship God fully

b)

A basketball game for the NBA

c)

A ball more of a place to be for rich people

d)

A studio session with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg

20.

John Rolfe came from England to help benefit James Town, One of his biggest accomplishments was the first cash making crop (a)  

21.

John Rolfe did not only establish the first cash making crop he married (a)   to ease tension between the colonizers and the natives

22.

Thomas Granger was

a)

A son of a prominent preacher

b)

charged with bestiality

c)

Hung for his crimes

d)

All of the above

23.

Roger Williams main ideas were

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Pay for land

c)

voting rights

d)

All of the above

24.

After Roger Williams ran away from the MBC he established _____ ______ for his ideas and bought the land of natives. It is the place that the first Jewish Synagogue was established.

(a)  

25.

What did Christopher Colombus present his First Mate?

a)

A Indian Woman

b)

A Virgin

26.

What was the leading cause for the deaths of Native Americans?

a)

Bears

b)

War

c)

Disease

d)

Mosquitos

27.

England and France went to war for (a)   Years

28.

Hernando De Soto was not just he famous conquistador he also (a)   his own expedition to North America

29.

How wealth was Spain and what did they do to help Christopher Columbus? Ultimately what did they encounter?

a)

Very wealthy

b)

Sponsored his expedition

c)

The New world

d)

All of the above

30.

1588 Spanish Armada vs England The war started because of the constant piracy happening to the ship of Spain, So Spain set out an entire Armada against England, They got caught in a Storm and made port in France, England to the opportunity and sent (a)   ships on fire towards the Armada and completely decimated their fleet. England as a result won the war.

31.

How did the power shift in the East?

a)

England #1 Spain #2

b)

Spain #1 England #2

32.

What fears did Columbus' sailors have?

a)

Sea monster

b)

Falling off the edge of the Earth

c)

None of the above

d)

Bad Sailing

33.

What Major Route helped travel to Asia faster?

a)

Atlantic ocean

b)

Indus River

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Red sea

34.

What major profits came from Marco Polo's' travels East?

a)

Milk and almonds

b)

Silk and spices

c)

Cash and cookies

d)

Nail polish and eyeliner

35.

Who did Spain send to find gold in North America?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Francisco Coronado

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Sir Humphrey Gilber

36.

What Major port did people stop to gain supplies?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Italy

d)

France

37.

Who was the person to set foot on North America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ponce Del Leon

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Cortez

38.

Did Sir Thomas More Create the book called Utopia?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

Englands working class and their living status was terrible. They had to deal with Disease, Pest and Parasites. Unpathed roads and no sewers sytem, Plus nobody (a)  

40.

What did Spanish King the 2nd want?

a)

To conquer the Britain

b)

To take control of trade routes

c)

To make England a Spanish colony

41.

What disease did Americans have but Europeans didn't?

a)

Syphilis

b)

small pox

42.

What disease did Europeans have but America didn't?

a)

Typhus

b)

Measles

c)

Small Pox

d)

All of the above

43.

What did Europeans believed about the world?

a)

It was flat

b)

It was flying on the back of a tortoise

c)

It was covered by a dome

d)

It was round but only 2/3rd of its actual size

44.

How many white Europeans came across to North America?

a)

80 Million

b)

60 Million

45.

What was the Salem Witch Trial?

a)

A time of mass paranoia that the devil was possessing people

b)

Before time began there was the cube.

46.

The founders of James town

a)

ANDDDDD IIIIIIIIIII HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE

b)

Started with 144 people, 40 died on the way they settled into swamps as a tactical advantage against the Natives

47.

The "City on the Hill" was built by the puritans, their beliefs was that they were (a)   over everyone else.

48.

What was England's' economic system based on?

a)

Mercantilism=Export more than import.

b)

The boys in the hood are always hard.

49.

What happened when the population of the colonizers began to drop in James town?

a)

England began to send women

b)

Tobacco Works=Virgin

c)

Reason= population dropped down from 8500-1300

50.

John Winthrop was the Governor of MBC, he believed in the citizen paying (a)   this help establish the first thoughts of democracy.

51.

The "Starving Time' was when James town population started dying off, specialist died so parts of society started to die off. Ultimately it left a total of (a)   men

52.

The two Joint Stock Companies were London Co which was mainly Agriculture and _____ Material

The second company was Plymouth Co which was based on Fishing and _____ they help build Royal Navy Ships

(a)  

53.

Mayflower Compact was the first form of (a)   government

54.

John Elliot started 14 praying towns. They believed that the Indians were living wrong and needed to be taught better. They ripped natives away from their homes and bathed them and cut their hair. They removed the Bear (a)   that was on their body. Lead into the Indians dying in an extraordinary rate.

55.

John Smith helped Jamestown become a formidable colony, He established the No work No food policy, and he would (a)   people back into shape. He believed if he did this he would have a stabilized colony

56.

Anne Hutchison believed in Nominaism, which was the belief you didn't need to go to (a)   to end up in heaven. This lead them into believing she was possessed by the devil.

57.

William Penn set up ____

George Calvert Set up ____

Georgia was set up for _____

a)

Pennsylvania for Quakers, Maryland for catholic, criminals

b)

the other one is the answer :)

58.

The Puritans life was pretty good, taverns had no age limit. You were able to drink but not get too drunk. They had these things called (a)   Boards which allowed people to strive for marriage to have more sex.

59.

Jacques Cartier was trying to find a Water Route through North America, But instead he found an indian tribe that trade with him. He discover _______, _______, and _______

(a)  

60.

U.S. Equals

a)

Environment

b)

Immigrants

c)

All of the above

61.

Why were white Europeans more advance?

a)

White rationalization

b)

Christian crusade

c)

Better military

d)

Better Weapons

62.

The Northwest Passage was a water route to get to ____ and _____

(a)  

63.

The KIng and Queen expect a Portion of the (a)   brought back from the journeys west.