UGA HISTORY UPDATED TEST WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WATCH THIS CRASH COURSE SERIES - CORRECT
ANSWER-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E9WU9TGrec&list=PL8dP
uuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest -
CORRECT ANSWER--Agriculturally focused groups that
developed powerful and complex societies
-Became increasingly dependent on the cultivation of maize
Pre-Columbian economy in Great Basin and the western Great
Plains - CORRECT ANSWER-- Migratory because of limited
resources
Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the
Atlantic Seaboard - CORRECT ANSWER--Another Group of
tribes in present-day NY formed the Iroquois League
-Cultivated crops and participated in foraging and hunting, often
creating lasting settlements
Hernan Cortes - CORRECT ANSWER-Spanish explorer who
marched across mexico and conquered the aztecs
- from spain
,Hernando de Soto - CORRECT ANSWER--explored deep in
USA
-first to cross and disocer Miss. River
-claimed for Spain
Georgia first colonized by Spanish because they were looking
for - CORRECT ANSWER-gold and land
The Columbian Exchange - CORRECT ANSWER-The
exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies
between the Americas and the rest of the world following
Columbus's voyages.
The Treaty of Tordesillas - CORRECT ANSWER-A 1494
agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly
discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic
Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to
the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
St. Augustine - CORRECT ANSWER--1st colony in Florida set
up by Spain
joint-stock company - CORRECT ANSWER-A company made
up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes
some money to the company and receives some share of the
company's profits and debts.
James Edward Oglethorpe - CORRECT ANSWER-The leader
of English Parliament who founded the Georgia colony
James Wright - CORRECT ANSWER-Georgia's third, and final,
royal governor
Jamestown - CORRECT ANSWER--First permanent English
settlement
-Starving time (1609-1610 80% died)
-1619: first slave ship of africans
,- 1640: modern concept of slavery was established in US
Why did colonists come to the New World? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Religious freedom
profit
adventure...etc.
Original Trustees of Ga were provided what - CORRECT
ANSWER-50 acres , free passage, provisions for 1 yr
William Penn - CORRECT ANSWER--Founder of Pennsylvania
-Pushed for democracy and religious freedom
-Quaker
-Wanted to unite all of the U.S. colonies
Quakers - CORRECT ANSWER--believed human religious
institutions were largey unnecessary
-thought they could receive revelationg directly form God and
placed little importance on the Bible
-pacifists and declined to show customary deference to their
alleged social superiors
-their aggressiveness in denouncing established institutions
brought them trouble in both britain and america
-opposed slavery and favored decent treatment of Native
Americans
-elements of the culture would play a role in shaping the
characterization of a United States that valued independence
and social equality
What country claimed Quebec? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
French
French Colonization in the New World - CORRECT ANSWER-
French and Dutch Colonies in the new world usually relied on
cooperation with native peoples instead of extensive settlement
and force in contrast to the spanish and british
, Dutch Colonization in the New World - CORRECT ANSWER--
first colonies functioned more as trading outposts than
settlements
-the Dutch commissioned an expedition by English explorer
Henry Hudson to North America
-Hudson failed in his search for a Northwest Passage, but his
reports of abundant resources created interest among Dutch
merchants
-The Dutch West India Company was chartered to develop
colonies in North America
-the company tried to attract immigrants with land grants, and a
diverse group of European settlers slowly began to arrive
-its most important settlement was New Amsterdam, which
became a center for trade
-usually relied on cooperation with native peoples instead of
extensive settlement and force, in contrast to the Spanish and
British
Types of New British Colonies in the New World - CORRECT
ANSWER--Charter Colony: colonist were members of a corp
-Royal Colony: governor selected by King
-Proprietary colonies: owned by individuals
Characteristics of New England Colonies: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Founded primarily by Puritans, that wanted a group
of like-minded individuals; close-knit, longer life expectancies;
mixed economy of farming and trade
What is the headright system? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
headright system is when a landowner would pay for an
individual's passage from England to America. The landowner
would receive 50 acres of land and that same individual to work
the land.
Who settled land west of the Mississippi River
A. The French
B. The Dutch
CORRECT ANSWERS
WATCH THIS CRASH COURSE SERIES - CORRECT
ANSWER-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E9WU9TGrec&list=PL8dP
uuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest -
CORRECT ANSWER--Agriculturally focused groups that
developed powerful and complex societies
-Became increasingly dependent on the cultivation of maize
Pre-Columbian economy in Great Basin and the western Great
Plains - CORRECT ANSWER-- Migratory because of limited
resources
Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the
Atlantic Seaboard - CORRECT ANSWER--Another Group of
tribes in present-day NY formed the Iroquois League
-Cultivated crops and participated in foraging and hunting, often
creating lasting settlements
Hernan Cortes - CORRECT ANSWER-Spanish explorer who
marched across mexico and conquered the aztecs
- from spain
,Hernando de Soto - CORRECT ANSWER--explored deep in
USA
-first to cross and disocer Miss. River
-claimed for Spain
Georgia first colonized by Spanish because they were looking
for - CORRECT ANSWER-gold and land
The Columbian Exchange - CORRECT ANSWER-The
exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies
between the Americas and the rest of the world following
Columbus's voyages.
The Treaty of Tordesillas - CORRECT ANSWER-A 1494
agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly
discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic
Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to
the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
St. Augustine - CORRECT ANSWER--1st colony in Florida set
up by Spain
joint-stock company - CORRECT ANSWER-A company made
up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes
some money to the company and receives some share of the
company's profits and debts.
James Edward Oglethorpe - CORRECT ANSWER-The leader
of English Parliament who founded the Georgia colony
James Wright - CORRECT ANSWER-Georgia's third, and final,
royal governor
Jamestown - CORRECT ANSWER--First permanent English
settlement
-Starving time (1609-1610 80% died)
-1619: first slave ship of africans
,- 1640: modern concept of slavery was established in US
Why did colonists come to the New World? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Religious freedom
profit
adventure...etc.
Original Trustees of Ga were provided what - CORRECT
ANSWER-50 acres , free passage, provisions for 1 yr
William Penn - CORRECT ANSWER--Founder of Pennsylvania
-Pushed for democracy and religious freedom
-Quaker
-Wanted to unite all of the U.S. colonies
Quakers - CORRECT ANSWER--believed human religious
institutions were largey unnecessary
-thought they could receive revelationg directly form God and
placed little importance on the Bible
-pacifists and declined to show customary deference to their
alleged social superiors
-their aggressiveness in denouncing established institutions
brought them trouble in both britain and america
-opposed slavery and favored decent treatment of Native
Americans
-elements of the culture would play a role in shaping the
characterization of a United States that valued independence
and social equality
What country claimed Quebec? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
French
French Colonization in the New World - CORRECT ANSWER-
French and Dutch Colonies in the new world usually relied on
cooperation with native peoples instead of extensive settlement
and force in contrast to the spanish and british
, Dutch Colonization in the New World - CORRECT ANSWER--
first colonies functioned more as trading outposts than
settlements
-the Dutch commissioned an expedition by English explorer
Henry Hudson to North America
-Hudson failed in his search for a Northwest Passage, but his
reports of abundant resources created interest among Dutch
merchants
-The Dutch West India Company was chartered to develop
colonies in North America
-the company tried to attract immigrants with land grants, and a
diverse group of European settlers slowly began to arrive
-its most important settlement was New Amsterdam, which
became a center for trade
-usually relied on cooperation with native peoples instead of
extensive settlement and force, in contrast to the Spanish and
British
Types of New British Colonies in the New World - CORRECT
ANSWER--Charter Colony: colonist were members of a corp
-Royal Colony: governor selected by King
-Proprietary colonies: owned by individuals
Characteristics of New England Colonies: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Founded primarily by Puritans, that wanted a group
of like-minded individuals; close-knit, longer life expectancies;
mixed economy of farming and trade
What is the headright system? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
headright system is when a landowner would pay for an
individual's passage from England to America. The landowner
would receive 50 acres of land and that same individual to work
the land.
Who settled land west of the Mississippi River
A. The French
B. The Dutch
