1. What was the first permanent British settlement in America?

2. Jamestown (in Virginia)

3. The first Americans were initially from what continent?

4. Asia

5. The most fertile soil in the American British colonies was located in what region?

6. The Middle Colonies

7. Why did early European explorers want to find a shorter trade route to Asia?

8. Any of the following will work Break the hold of Muslim merchants Reduce prices on Asian goods Make more money (gold / silver) Reduce transport time of goods

9. Why did Moctezuma allow Cortez and his soldiers into the capital city of Tenochtitlan?

10. Thought they were gods

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

12. To the outskirts of India

13. What was the eventual impact of England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?

14. England became the most dominant sea power in Atlantic

15. The Powhatans fell or succumbed to the Europeans in Virginia because…

16. Any of the following Disease No unity among tribes They did not help the economy Not a reliable labor source

17. The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown kept the colonists from doing what?

18. Diversifying their economy

19. Who was most responsible for allowing the Protestant beliefs to enter Great Britain?

20. Henry VIII

21. Which society (church group) within the colonies would have thought the purpose of government was to enforce God’s laws?

22. The Puritans

23. Which founder of a colony allowed for religious freedom for all? (Rhode Island)

24. Roger Williams

25. New England’s Indians were finally defeated as a result of what war?

26. King Philip’s War

27. Which colony became most profitable most quickly?

28. Pennsylvania

29. Who did indentured servants end up working for if they could not get land?

30. Former bosses

31. Indian attacks on the frontier led to what major rebellion in the colonies?

32. Bacon’s Rebellion

33. Compared to Europeans in the 17 th century, how did Americans fare economically?

34. Better

35. The modern plantation system can be traced to what nation’s slave trade?

36. Portugal

37. The triangular trade involved trading African slaves for what alcoholic drink from the Caribbean?

38. Not a Question The Great Awakening had what impact on the colonies?

39. Undermined the learned clergy Split colonial churches into denominations Led to founding of universities It was a spontaneous movement of masses

40. Name at least two of Ben Franklin’s achievements!

41. Lightning rod Efficient stove Bifocals Poor Richard’s Almanac

42. What was a typical requirement to be able to vote in the colonies?

43. Vote

44. Another name for the Seven Years War is…

45. French and Indian War

46. What nation became the most dominant as a result of the Seven Years War?

47. Great Britain

48. England’s attempt to stabilize Indian – White relations after Pontiac’s War came in the form of

49. Proclamation of 1763

50. How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

51. Anger, went West anyway

52. Siphoning gold, silver, and raw materials from its colonies was known as what economic system?

53. Mercantilism