ABCTE Elementary Education US History Questions And Correct Answers

ABCTE Elementary Education US History Questions And Correct Answers Why is "Pre-Colombian" a misnomer? - ANSWER Refers to a time on American Continents before Widespread European influence and while Columbus is most well known he is not the first. There were others (Italy's John Cabot who landed in Newfoundland in 1497) In 1607, what was the name of the first permanent English settlement on the continent? - ANSWER Jamestown Where was Jamestown located?? - ANSWER 60 Miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay Who were the colonists? - ANSWER Men and boys employed by the Virginia Company Why did the colonists chose a site far from the James River? - ANSWER They didn't want to become an easy target. The Spanish were there exploring the region. Who attacked the English Colonists? - ANSWER Native Powhatan What sort of pattern emerged for English colonists that lasted until well after the "WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE"? - ANSWER Fights for land with Spanish and Powhatan Summarize the Pequot War - ANSWER *Fur trading interests from Dutch, English, and indigenous Pequot by Connecticut River * During 1630's *John Oldham killed in 1636 *Massachusetts Bay Colony retaliated against Pequots *battles ensued and tribes created alliances with British and Pequots *1637 John Mason (w/ Mohican and Narragansett) attacked Pequot in Mystic, CT-killed 500 *1638 British and tribes tracked remaining Pequot * Mohicans killed Pequot leader Sassacus Were the 13 colonies a united whole? - ANSWER No, they were populated by a wide array of Europeans from different classes and religions and there for different reasons Who was John Smith? - ANSWER *1st leader of 1st British colony @ Jamestown *accident with gunpowder returned him to England in 1609 * Wrote books that stoked English interest in colonies *Died @ 51 in England Who was William Penn? - ANSWER *Quaker *Charles II gave him land for debt owed 2 father *Forced back 2 England 4 financial troubles in 1701 *Died 1718 Who was Lord Baltimore? - ANSWER *Never visited his colony * Governed by proxy (Maryland) * Died 1675 Who was Roger Williams? - ANSWER *Pastor *Sought religious freedom but was banished in 1636 *Settled Providence *spoke for separation of Church and State Slavery has nothing to do with? - ANSWER Race, Color or Creed History of Slavery in USA is synonymous with coercion of? - ANSWER Africans first brought in early 1600s to Jamestown, Virginia How many Africans were brought during the slave trade? - ANSWER Around 12 Million Slave Trade became a lucrative occupation. Europeans traded guns and weapons for slaves. How did this help African faction? - ANSWER It helped them dominate their regions and bulk up their treasuries by capturing and selling their conquered foes What were the slave codes founded in the latter half of t