module 1, U.S History Midterm Study Guide questions with complete solution

similarities among west african cultures - Correct Answer believed in one god and strong family ties be middle passage - Correct Answer slave ships brought slaves from africa to americas to use for slavery main consequences of early contacts between west africans and portugese traders - Correct Answer 1. direct trade between the portugese and west africa bypassed old trade routes - closer relationship with each other 2. portuguese began the european trade in west african slaves effects of exploration - Correct Answer more profits and settlements why did europeans start bringing slaves to the americas from africa - Correct Answer needed people to work on plantations reason for crossing the atlantic after columbus voyage - Correct Answer gold land and religion spanish conquistadors - Correct Answer wanted gold reasons for different native american traditions - Correct Answer many diffrent tribes that lived in different places effect of transcontinental trading networks - Correct Answer it directly and indirectly connected each native american tribe reason jamestown began to thrive - Correct Answer farming tobacco conflict between powhatan and settlers - Correct Answer the powhatan were helping the settlers but the tribe felt the settlers were threatening their land house of burgesses - Correct Answer -first met in jamestown, 1619 -included 2 citizens or burgesses from each 11 districts -claimed authority to make laws and raise taxes house of burgesses was the - Correct Answer va representative government -english governer had the right to veto any legislation passed even though the house represented a limited number of the constituency it - Correct Answer contributed to the development of a representative government later people from the house would - Correct Answer supply delegates to the continental congress bacons rebellion - Correct Answer raised an army to the supposed threatening native american tribes mayflower compact - Correct Answer -stated purpose of their government in america -frame "just and equal laws for the general good of the colony" -pledged loyalty to the king Salutary Neglect had an important effect on - Correct Answer colonial politics and economics local governments were more - Correct Answer influential in daily lives than faraway english officials bicameral legislature - Correct Answer Governor's council → upper house Elected assembly → lower house (House of Commons; gained more power after the Glorious Revolution) Colonial assemblies won important rights too "Power of the purse"