Unit 1.1/ History Alive Textbook Ch. 2,3,4 Flash Cards PowerPoint Presentation

Q. 1 Agreed to be a servant for 3-7 years in order to get passage to America.

A. 1 Indentured Servant

Type of government in which nations are ruled by Kings. Q.2 Type of government in which nations are ruled by Kings.

A. 2 Monarchy

Give two important reasons for English settlement in North America. Q.3 Give two important reasons for English settlement in North America.

2. Chance for a better life 1. Religious Freedom 2. Chance for a better life

Q. 4 An explorer who worked for Spain and attempted to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic.

A. 5 Christopher Columbus

Q.5 The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the “New World” and the “Old World”.

A. 5 Columbian Exchange

The name Columbus gave to the native peoples of America. Q. 6 The name Columbus gave to the native peoples of America.

A. 6 Indians

Q. 7 What colonial region had a short growing season, relied on fishing, shipbuilding, and trading?

A. 7 New England Colonies

Large colonial farms that grew cash crops and made huge profits. Q. 8 Large colonial farms that grew cash crops and made huge profits.

A. 8 Plantations

A group who came to the English colonies for religious freedom. Q. 9 A group who came to the English colonies for religious freedom.

Pilgrims and or Puritans

Q. 10 What was the first document dealing with self-government in the English colonies?

A. 10 Mayflower Compact

Give the top 3 reasons people came to the English colonies. Q. 11 Give the top 3 reasons people came to the English colonies.

2. Chance for a better life 3. Free or cheap land 1. Religious Freedom 2. Chance for a better life 3. Free or cheap land

Q. 12 What was the system called that existed so colonies would benefit their home country?

A. 12 Mercantilism

Q. 13 What document limited the power of the King of England and gave English citizens basic rights after the Glorious Revolution in England in 1685?

A. 13 English Bill of Rights

Q. 14 Main occupation for 9 out 10 persons in Colonial America.

A. 14 Farming

Q. 15 What were the Southern Colonies main cash crops?

A. 15 Tobacco Cotton Rice Indigo Sugar cane

Q. 16 What colonial region was known as the Bread Basket (wheat, grain, corn)?

A. 16 Middle Colonies

Q. 17 What colonial region did mostly subsistence farming, raising only enough food for their families?

A. 17 New England Region

Q. 19 In what two Southern Colonies was tobacco the chief cash crop?

A. 19 Virginia and North Carolina

Q. 20 What was the first English settlement and colony in North America? Give the date.

A. 20 Jamestown, Virginia 1607

Q. 21 What was the first document that said the King of England was not above the laws of England? Give the date.

A. 21 Magna Carta 1215

Q. 22 What was the year Columbus landed in North America?

A. 22 1492 Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean Blue

Q. 23 These laws were passed by King Charles II of England so he could control trade with the colonies.

A. 23 Navigation Acts

Q. 24 Why was it easy to move up in social class in the colonies?

A. 24 Free and / or cheap land was available.

Q. 25 What was the most important result of Columbus landing in North America?

A. 25 Many European nations started to explore the Americas.

Q. 26 Were people who came to the colonies mostly poor or wealthy?

A. 26 Poor

Q. 27 Which European country was the first to set up colonies in the Americas and became a wealthy and powerful country?

A. 27 Spain

Q. 28 How were indentured servants different from slaves?

A. 28 Someday indentured servants would become free.

Q. 29 Which two colonial regions had fertile soil and good climate for farming?

A. 29 Middle and Southern Colonies

Q. 30 What was the lawmaking body that helped the King make laws in England called?

A. 30 Parliament

Q. 31 Which colonial region had a short growing season and relied on other ways to make a living?

A. 31 New England colonies

Q. 32 What did England want most from its colonies?

A. 32 Raw materials (lumber, cotton, tobacco, etc.)

Q. 33 What type of citizens did English North American colonists think they were?

A. 33 English citizens (citizens of England)

Q. 34 What English philosopher said all English citizens are entitled to “Life, Liberty, and Property”. What did he call these rights?

A. 34 John Locke Natural Rights

Q. 35 What war was fought between England and France for control of North America from 1755-1763?

A. 35 French and Indian War