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Solutions.
The Great Biological Exchange correct answers Biological exchanges of plants and animals
enabled a better and longer life for Europeans, who took food items back to the old world were
suddenly able to grow food to support their large population. Indians, on the other hand, were
destroyed by the exchange, becoming the victims of European diseases..
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Hernan Cortes correct answers Leader of the conquistadores who driven by dreams of gold and
glory sailed from Cuba to conquest the Aztecs in 1531.
Bartolome de las Casas correct answers First bishop of Chiapas, In southern Mexico. He devoted
most of his life to protecting Amerindian peoples from exploitation. His major achievement was
the New Laws of 1542, which limited the ability of Spanish settlers to compel Amerindians to
labor for them.
King Henry VIII correct answers King of England, was married 6 times. He formed the
Protestant church, known as the Church of England after being excommunicated from the
Roman Catholic Church. The creation of the Protestant church divided the country.
Queen Elizabeth correct answers Daughter of Henry VIII, ruled England for 45 years and gave
Sir Walter Raleigh permission for his expedition to the New World, eventually creating
Roanoke. She also helped England defeat the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada correct answers In 1588, a fleet was assembled by Phillip II of Spain to
invade England, but they were defeated. The defeat helped bring the decline of the Spanish
empire.
Roanoke correct answers The first English settlement in North America, in 1587. Sir Walter
Raleigh returned to England for supplies, and when he returned the enitre settlement was gone,
and no one knows what exactly happened.
Virginia Company correct answers The first joint-stock company in the colonies; was founded in
Jamestown and promised gold, conversion of Indians to Christianity and passage to the Indies.
Jamestown correct answers The first permanent British colony established in New World, 1607
in Virginia.
Bacon's Rebellion correct answers (1676) Led by Nathaniel Bacon, Virginia settlers and farmers
revolted against the hated governor, William Berkley. The rebellion was sparked by depressed
tobacco prices, rising taxes, but most importantly freed servants seeking land.
Anne Hutchinson correct answers A Boston midwife who often expressed her criticism of the
minister. She had radical beliefs in antinomianism (salvation based on faith, divine grace), and
, claimed to be able to communicate with God, which led to her being banished from the
Massachusetts Bay Company. (1630s)
Iroquois League/Confederacy correct answers A powerful alliance of Indian tribes that was the
only to remain neutral with both France and Britain during the French and Indian War, trading
with both sides. They were able to maintain power in the Great Lakes region.
Quakers correct answers Opposed the Church of England, and were often persecuted because
they were considered dangerous; believed in "inner light" rather than scripture of bishop.
Believed all men were equal in God's eyes. Also known as society of friends.
New England Colonies correct answers Most settlers were attracted by religious ideals, opposed
to economic. But, most were Puritans, opposing religious freedom. Mostly featured middle class
families, people were farmers, merchants, fishermen. Included Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
Middle Colonies correct answers Settlers in the middle colonies produced many grain crops,
such as wheat, corn, rye. Colonists in middle colonies were near many large harbors that
connected to rivers, so this was good for trade in the area. Very diverse region, that was based on
economic opportunity. (Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, New Jersey)
Chesapeake correct answers Known for cash crops, mainly tobacco, traded and exported it back
to Britian for large profits. Colonists also assimilated with the Indians. Chesapeake settlements
set the foundation of the United States. This region had many slaves and indentured servants.
(Maryland and Virginia)
Carolinas correct answers Religious freedom, most colonists came from Caribbean Islands.
Native americans were enslaved, and major crops were rice and indigo. Based on farming, and
many former indentured servants had land in the Carolinas.
Indentured Servants correct answers Arrived in Colonial America and were sold by the Virginia
Company. Servants would work for a certain amount of years, based on the contract, usually 5-7
years. Once this time ended, if they had survived they were awarded land for themselves and
were freed.
African Slave Trade correct answers Beginning in 1780's, millions of Africans were captured and
then shipped to the New World as slaves for sugar cane and cotton plantations.
Triangular Trade correct answers Illegal trade between the colonies, West Indies and Africa
designed to avoid the Navigation Laws; West Indies sent sugar to colonists, colonists sent rum to
West Indies, then to Africa, and Africa sent slaves to West Indies, and they sent slaves to the
colonists.
Enlightenment correct answers Late 1600's - Early 1700's
