UGA History Exemption Test - Updated
Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest - 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 - Answer-- Migratory because of
limited resources
Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the Atlantic Seaboard - 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 - Answer-Spanish explorer who marched across mexico and conquered the aztecs
- from spain
Hernando de Soto - 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 - Answer-gold and land
The Columbian Exchange - 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 - 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 - Answer--1st colony in Florida set up by Spain
joint-stock company - 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 - Answer-The leader of English Parliament who founded the Georgia colony
James Wright - Answer-Georgia's third, and final, royal governor
Jamestown - 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? - Answer-Religious freedom
profit
adventure...etc.
Original Trustees of Ga were provided what - Answer-50 acres , free passage, provisions for 1 yr
William Penn - Answer--Founder of Pennsylvania
-Pushed for democracy and religious freedom
-Quaker
,-Wanted to unite all of the U.S. colonies
Quakers - 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? - Answer-The French
French Colonization in the New World - 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 - 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 - 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: - 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? - Answer-- virginia company recruiting strategy
- offered 50 acres of land for each person that a settler paid to bring over
- large estates created that were worked on and populated by indentured servants
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
C. The Spanish
D. The British - Answer-A. The French
Who settled land in New York - Answer-The Dutch along Hudson River later colonized New Amsterdam
on Manhattan Island.
Main cash crop of Chesapeake Bay (Virginia and Maryland) - Answer-Tobacco
Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest - 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 - Answer-- Migratory because of
limited resources
Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the Atlantic Seaboard - 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 - Answer-Spanish explorer who marched across mexico and conquered the aztecs
- from spain
Hernando de Soto - 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 - Answer-gold and land
The Columbian Exchange - 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 - 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 - Answer--1st colony in Florida set up by Spain
joint-stock company - 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 - Answer-The leader of English Parliament who founded the Georgia colony
James Wright - Answer-Georgia's third, and final, royal governor
Jamestown - 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? - Answer-Religious freedom
profit
adventure...etc.
Original Trustees of Ga were provided what - Answer-50 acres , free passage, provisions for 1 yr
William Penn - Answer--Founder of Pennsylvania
-Pushed for democracy and religious freedom
-Quaker
,-Wanted to unite all of the U.S. colonies
Quakers - 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? - Answer-The French
French Colonization in the New World - 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 - 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 - 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: - 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? - Answer-- virginia company recruiting strategy
- offered 50 acres of land for each person that a settler paid to bring over
- large estates created that were worked on and populated by indentured servants
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
C. The Spanish
D. The British - Answer-A. The French
Who settled land in New York - Answer-The Dutch along Hudson River later colonized New Amsterdam
on Manhattan Island.
Main cash crop of Chesapeake Bay (Virginia and Maryland) - Answer-Tobacco
