Homework #3 - Chapter 2 - Spain’s Colonies and Jamestown
Read pages 34 to 48. Answer the questions completely. Use sentences.
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Why was Malinche so valuable to Cortes?
Who were the conquistadores?
What did they want?
When Cortez set off to conquer the Aztecs, how many men did he have to do this with?
Why did the Spaniards marvel at the Aztec capital of Tenochititlan?
How was Cortez able to gain Aztec’s gold and wealth?
The Aztec people expelled the Spanish, but when they returned the Aztecs seemed unable to defend their lands.
Why? What happened?
How did the Spanish transform the old Aztec capital?
Why was the marriage between male Spanish colonists and native women common?
How is the creation of the mestizo’s an example of the Columbian exchange?
Describe the labor system called encomienda.
Why did the Spanish abolish encomienda?
Who explored Florida?
What is the name of the oldest colony in the present day United States? Where is it located?
What region did Coronado explore? What was he looking for?
How did the Spanish successfully colonize New Mexico?
Why did Pope lead a Pueblo rebellion in 1680?
How long did the Pueblo people keep their lands until the Spanish returned?
What was the name of the major battle between Spain and England in 1588?
How did this English victory help the English down the road?
Look on page 42. What was John Smith’s motto?
What is a joint stock company?
Who founded Roanoke and why did it fail?
When was the first successful English colony created? What was it called?
What led to starvation, death, and disease in the early days of Jamestown?
What methods did John Smith use to save the remaining 38 colonists?
What was the name of the Indian tribe that provided food for Jamestown?
Why did the nearby Indians turn on the English destroying farms, livestock, and killing colonists?
Who discovered brown gold?
How did tobacco save Virginia from extinction?
How did the headright system bring more settlers to Virginia?
How did the indentured servant system work?
How did the indentured servants system help plantation owners and poor English peasants?
What did the Dutch bring to Virginia in 1619?
Why did African slavery replace indentured servitude and wage laborers?
When the English conquered Virginia’s Indians why did they refuse to integrate them into society?
How did Pocahontas bring peace between Jamestown and the Powhatan Indians?
What happened to Jamestown in 1622?
What happened in 1624?
How did the status of royal colony help Virginia emerge strong and self sufficient?
What were the 3 major problems of most free white men in Virginia?
Why did poor colonists settle on the frontier of Virginia?
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How did this create more tensions between Virginia and Indians?
Why were poor colonists upset with Governor Berkeley’s taxes and lack of protection from Indians?
Who led the rebellion to overthrow Berkeley and the rich plantation class?
What happened in Jamestown in 1676?
What happened to Berkeley? Bacon?
It seems like Bacon’s Rebellion proved nothing, but really it did reveal something very important. What was it?
Look at the last paragraph on page 48.
49. What is the House of Burgesses?
50. Why is it unique in American History?
Homework #4 - Chapter 2 - Puritan New England and the Middle Colonies
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What did the Puritans want to do with the Church of England?
What does the Anne Bradstreet poem reveal about Puritans?
Who wanted to build a model new society?
What would this society be called?
What problems did the Puritans have with the Anglican Church?
Ideally how did the Puritans plan to experience God?
Who were the Separatists and what colony did they create in 1620?
By 1629 Puritans replaced the early Pilgrims, what did they change the name of the colony to?
In Winthrop’s sermon “City Upon a Hill”, what did he declare as the Puritan mission?
Who voted in Massachusetts Bay Colony?
How did the Puritan’s justify the combination of church and state (government)?
Why did Puritan headstones have an image of a winged skull?
What sins did the Puritans declare to be illegal?
How did the government/church keep a watchful eye over families?
Who were the two major dissenters who disagreed with the Puritan way?
In a sermon what 2 things did Roger Williams declare was wrong with the Puritan way?
What happened to Williams and what guarantees did he promise?
How was Anne Hutchinson an even greater threat to Puritan authority?
What were the differences between Puritans and Indians on the use of land?
What was the name of the war to resolve these differences?
Why did the Puritan massacre of Peqout Indians end the conflict?
Who was Metacom and what was he upset about in 1675?
What was the name of the war in 1675?
What tactics helped the Indians under Pequot achieve a near victory?
In the end why did the Indians lose King Philips War?
Who was William Penn and what were his plans?
What was the name of the Dutch colony in North America?
What led to enormous Dutch profits?
How did the Dutch attract large numbers of settlers?
What is unusual about Dutch, French, and Germans living side by side with free slaves?
Why did the Dutch get along with neighboring Indians so well?
Who was the English leader who led a takeover of New Netherlands?
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What is a proprietor?
How was New Jersey created as a colony?
What did the Quakers mean when they said that God’s inner light burned inside of everyone?
What was different about the Quaker way of worship?
What 2 guarantees did Penn make for all Quakers?
What is Philadelphia’s nickname?
How did Penn insure that the Quakers and Delaware Indians would get along peacefully?
Which Europeans filled Penn’s need for a labor source?
What skills did they bring to help the colony grow?
Which colony was a haven for Catholics?
Why was the Religious Toleration Law passed in Maryland?
Who was the founder of Georgia?
What type of colonist came to Georgia in the early days?