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colony –
turning point –
circumnavigate –
Columbian Exchange –
conquistador –
pueblo –
presidio –
mission –
peninsulare –
creole (criollos) –
mestizo –
encomienda –
plantation –
northwest passage –
Protestant Reformation –
coureur (courier) de bois –
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missionary –
alliance –
charter –
burgess –
House of Burgess –
representative government –
Magna Carta – a 1215 British document signed by King John stating that:
1. monarchs themselves had to obey the laws (i.e. raising taxes)
2. citizens have basic rights (i.e. private property and trial by jury)
(This was the framework for the creation of British Parliament and the Bill of Rights)
Parliament – an assembled group of chosen and elected representatives;
Two houses – House of Lords (chosen nobles) and House of Commons (elected)
Pilgrims –
established church –
persecution –
Mayflower Compact – a 1620 agreement between pilgrims and non-pilgrims, for ruling the Plymouth
Colony; signed before they landed at Plymouth; master laws that would ‘insure
the general Good of the Colony’; self-government concept
precedent –
Thanksgiving –
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1.
From 1607 to 1609, only 60 of more than 900 Jamestown colonists survived. One reason for the
low survival rate was that –
2.
One reason that the Mayflower Compact was written was to establish –
3.
Which 1620 document was signed by male members of the community to establish a government
for settlers at Plymouth ?
The people will elect
officeholders
Officeholders will
make laws
Officeholders will conduct
government on behalf of
the people
4.
What would be the best title for the diagram above ?
5.
Which colony was founded in 1607 and was successful because of its fertile land, plentiful game,
and abundant timber ?
6.
The missions founded in California during the 1700s are evidence of the cultural influence of
which group of people ?
We whose names are underwritten…..combine ourselves into a civil body politic…..
–Mayflower Compact, November 11, 1620
7.
What is the significance of the document excerpted above ?
8.
The reason that the Mayflower colonists signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620 was to –
9.
Why did the Pilgrims come to the Plymouth Colony in 1620 ?
10.
The Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses in 1619, which –
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11.
European migration to North America resulted in Native Americans experiencing –
What year ? Timeline:
12.
______ – Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
This begins travel from Europe to the Americas
13.
______ – Spain builds a fort at St. Augustine
St. Augustine, FL is the oldest city in the United States
14.
______ – French colonists explore the Mississippi River
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet
15.
______ – Hernando Cortes begins conquest of Aztec Empire
Spain takes all lands in present day South America
16.
______ – English colonists arrive in Jamestown Virginia
1st successful English settlement in North America
17.
______ – Pilgrims found the colony of Plymouth Massachusetts
They settled here seeking freedom to practice their religion
18.
How did Spanish explorers find a route across the Atlantic Ocean ?
19.
Why did the voyage Christopher Columbus have a more lasting impact than earlier voyages ?
20.
How did exploration set off a global exchange of goods and ideas ?
21.
Which answer best describes how conquistadors defeat two Indian empires ?
22.
The Spanish are known for exploring which areas ?
23.
In the code ‘Laws of the Indies’, Spain settled and organized its colonies in 3 ways…
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24.
What was life like for Native Americans under Spanish rule ?
25.
Why did England, France, and the Netherlands seek a Northwest Passage to Asia ?
26.
How did the Protestant Reformation affect rivalries among European nations ?
27.
How did rivalry develop between New France and New Netherland ?
28.
What challenges did the 1st English colonies in North America face ?
29.
Why did Virginia begin a tradition of representative government ?
30.
What group of people made up the new arrivals in Virginia after 1619 ?
31.
How did the European states control or regulate religion ?
32.
Why did the colonists at Plymouth feel they needed the Mayflower Compact ?
33.
How were the pilgrims able to survive early hardships ?
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