What was the first permanent British settlement in America?

• Jamestown (in Virginia)

The first Americans were initially from what continent?

Asia

The most fertile soil in the American British colonies was

located in what region?

The Middle Colonies

Why did early European explorers want to find a shorter trade route

to Asia?

Any of the following will work

Break the hold of Muslim merchantsReduce prices on Asian goods

Make more money (gold / silver)Reduce transport time of goods

Why did Moctezuma allow Cortez and his soldiers into the capital city

of Tenochtitlan?

Thought they were gods

Where did Columbus believe he had landed in his first voyage?

To the outskirts of India

What was the eventual impact of England’s defeat of the Spanish

Armada in 1588?

England became the most dominant sea power in Atlantic

The Powhatans fell or succumbed to the Europeans in

Virginia because…

Any of the following

DiseaseNo unity among tribes

They did not help the economyNot a reliable labor source

The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown kept the colonists

from doing what?

Diversifying their economy

Who was most responsible for allowing the Protestant beliefs

to enter Great Britain?

Henry VIII

Which society (church group) within the colonies would have

thought the purpose of government was to enforce God’s

laws?

The Puritans

Which founder of a colony allowed for religious freedom

for all? (Rhode Island)

Roger Williams

New England’s Indians were finally defeated as a result of

what war?

King Philip’s War

Which colony became most profitable most quickly?

Pennsylvania

Who did indentured servants end up working for if they could not get

land?

Former bosses

Indian attacks on the frontier led to what major rebellion in the

colonies?

Bacon’s Rebellion

Compared to Europeans in the 17th century, how did Americans

fare economically?

Better

The modern plantation system can be traced to what nation’s

slave trade?

Portugal

The triangular trade involved trading African slaves for what

alcoholic drink from the Caribbean?

Not a Question

The Great Awakening had what impact on the colonies?

Undermined the learned clergySplit colonial churches into denominations

Led to founding of universitiesIt was a spontaneous movement of masses

Name at least two of Ben Franklin’s achievements!

Lightning rodEfficient stove

BifocalsPoor Richard’s Almanac

What was a typical requirement to be able to vote in the

colonies?

Vote

Another name for the Seven Years War is…

French and Indian War

What nation became the most dominant as a result of the Seven

Years War?

Great Britain

England’s attempt to stabilize Indian – White relations after Pontiac’s

War came in the form of

Proclamation of 1763

How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

Anger , went West anyway

Siphoning gold, silver, and raw materials from its colonies was

known as what economic system?

Mercantilism