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ABCTE Elementary Education US History.
Exam Questions And Answers (Guaranteed
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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
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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 the 1600s? - Answer✔Institutionalized
the practice of slavery by passing laws that set out specific guideline for owning and trading
slaves
What were the initial crops used for slave labor and then what crop surpassed them? -
Answer✔Tobacco and other crops / surpassed by cotton
What 2 crucial issues pushed the US toward civil war? - Answer✔Slavery and states' rights
When was slavery abolished? - Answer✔1865 with the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution
What events led Britain and her Colonies to war? - Answer✔*Molasses Act of 1733
*French and Indian War
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ABCTE Elementary Education US History.
Exam Questions And Answers (Guaranteed
A+)
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
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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 the 1600s? - Answer✔Institutionalized
the practice of slavery by passing laws that set out specific guideline for owning and trading
slaves
What were the initial crops used for slave labor and then what crop surpassed them? -
Answer✔Tobacco and other crops / surpassed by cotton
What 2 crucial issues pushed the US toward civil war? - Answer✔Slavery and states' rights
When was slavery abolished? - Answer✔1865 with the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution
What events led Britain and her Colonies to war? - Answer✔*Molasses Act of 1733
*French and Indian War
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