UGA History Exemption Test - UPDATED BY
DREW YALL WELCOME |318 Questions and
Answers
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- Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest - --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 - --
Migratory because of limited resources
- Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the Atlantic Seaboard -
--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 - -Spanish explorer who marched across mexico and
conquered the aztecs
- from spain
- Hernando de Soto - --explored deep in USA
-first to cross and disocer Miss. River
-claimed for Spain
- Georgia first colonized by Spanish because they were looking for - -gold
and land
- The Columbian Exchange - -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 - -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 - --1st colony in Florida set up by Spain
- joint-stock company - -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 - -The leader of English Parliament who founded
the Georgia colony
- James Wright - -Georgia's third, and final, royal governor
- Jamestown - --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? - -Religious freedom
profit
adventure...etc.
- Original Trustees of Ga were provided what - -50 acres , free passage,
provisions for 1 yr
- William Penn - --Founder of Pennsylvania
-Pushed for democracy and religious freedom
-Quaker
-Wanted to unite all of the U.S. colonies
- Quakers - --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? - -The French
- French Colonization in the New World - -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 - --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 - --Charter Colony: colonist
were members of a corp
-Royal Colony: governor selected by King
-Proprietary colonies: owned by individuals
- Characteristics of New England Colonies: - -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? - -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 - -A. The French
- Who settled land in New York - -The Dutch along Hudson River later
colonized New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.
- Main cash crop of Chesapeake Bay (Virginia and Maryland) - -Tobacco
- ??? Early settlers wanted main crop to be ______ , ended up being _______ -
-wine/silk and rice/indigo
Later cash crops became tobacco and cotton
- King Phillip's War - -Most Indians lost in New England
King Philip's War was an armed conflict between American Indian inhabitants
of New England versus the New England colonists and their Indian allies in
1675-78
- Bacon's Rebellion - --armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by
Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
- First rebellion in the colonies
, - Whiskey Rebellion - -In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against
Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in
the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders.
In October, 1794, the army, led by Washington, put down the rebellion. The
incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react
swiftly and effectively to such a problem, in contrast to the inability of the
government under the Articles of Confederation to deal with Shay's
Rebellion.
- Indentured Servitude - -A worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work
for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas
destination. Before 1800 most were Europeans; after 1800 most indentured
laborers were Asians.
Bacon's Rebellion made the practice seem riskier to planters and owners
- English Puritanism - -1500s and 1600s
*Movement by those who wished to reform the Church of England to be more
in line with their ideology
*Puritans rejected these roman Catholic holdovers and sought to make the
English Church "pure"
*Puritans held Calvinist beliefs, such as predestination and the authority of
Scripture over papal authority
*Puritanism echoes throughout American culture in the ideas of self-reliance,
moral fortitude, and an emphasis on intellectualism
- Many of the European settlers who first came to the New World did so to
escape religious persecution. Which colony was granted to a benefactor for
the purpose of settling the Quakers?
A. Virginia
B. Massachusetts
C. New Hampshire
D. Pennsylvania - -D. Pennsylvania by William Penn
- House of Burgesses - -1619 - The Virginia House of Burgesses formed, the
first legislative body in colonial America. Later other colonies would adopt
houses of burgesses.
- Maryland - -became the first proprietary colony to serve as refuge for
English Catholics
- Navigation Acts - -Acts passed in 1660 passed by British parliament to
increase colonial dependence on Great Britain for trade; limited goods that
were exported to colonies; caused great resentment in American colonies.
DREW YALL WELCOME |318 Questions and
Answers
WATCH THIS CRASH COURSE SERIES - -https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6E9WU9TGrec&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
- Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest - --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 - --
Migratory because of limited resources
- Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the Atlantic Seaboard -
--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 - -Spanish explorer who marched across mexico and
conquered the aztecs
- from spain
- Hernando de Soto - --explored deep in USA
-first to cross and disocer Miss. River
-claimed for Spain
- Georgia first colonized by Spanish because they were looking for - -gold
and land
- The Columbian Exchange - -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 - -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 - --1st colony in Florida set up by Spain
- joint-stock company - -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 - -The leader of English Parliament who founded
the Georgia colony
- James Wright - -Georgia's third, and final, royal governor
- Jamestown - --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? - -Religious freedom
profit
adventure...etc.
- Original Trustees of Ga were provided what - -50 acres , free passage,
provisions for 1 yr
- William Penn - --Founder of Pennsylvania
-Pushed for democracy and religious freedom
-Quaker
-Wanted to unite all of the U.S. colonies
- Quakers - --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? - -The French
- French Colonization in the New World - -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 - --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 - --Charter Colony: colonist
were members of a corp
-Royal Colony: governor selected by King
-Proprietary colonies: owned by individuals
- Characteristics of New England Colonies: - -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? - -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 - -A. The French
- Who settled land in New York - -The Dutch along Hudson River later
colonized New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.
- Main cash crop of Chesapeake Bay (Virginia and Maryland) - -Tobacco
- ??? Early settlers wanted main crop to be ______ , ended up being _______ -
-wine/silk and rice/indigo
Later cash crops became tobacco and cotton
- King Phillip's War - -Most Indians lost in New England
King Philip's War was an armed conflict between American Indian inhabitants
of New England versus the New England colonists and their Indian allies in
1675-78
- Bacon's Rebellion - --armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by
Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
- First rebellion in the colonies
, - Whiskey Rebellion - -In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against
Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in
the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders.
In October, 1794, the army, led by Washington, put down the rebellion. The
incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react
swiftly and effectively to such a problem, in contrast to the inability of the
government under the Articles of Confederation to deal with Shay's
Rebellion.
- Indentured Servitude - -A worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work
for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas
destination. Before 1800 most were Europeans; after 1800 most indentured
laborers were Asians.
Bacon's Rebellion made the practice seem riskier to planters and owners
- English Puritanism - -1500s and 1600s
*Movement by those who wished to reform the Church of England to be more
in line with their ideology
*Puritans rejected these roman Catholic holdovers and sought to make the
English Church "pure"
*Puritans held Calvinist beliefs, such as predestination and the authority of
Scripture over papal authority
*Puritanism echoes throughout American culture in the ideas of self-reliance,
moral fortitude, and an emphasis on intellectualism
- Many of the European settlers who first came to the New World did so to
escape religious persecution. Which colony was granted to a benefactor for
the purpose of settling the Quakers?
A. Virginia
B. Massachusetts
C. New Hampshire
D. Pennsylvania - -D. Pennsylvania by William Penn
- House of Burgesses - -1619 - The Virginia House of Burgesses formed, the
first legislative body in colonial America. Later other colonies would adopt
houses of burgesses.
- Maryland - -became the first proprietary colony to serve as refuge for
English Catholics
- Navigation Acts - -Acts passed in 1660 passed by British parliament to
increase colonial dependence on Great Britain for trade; limited goods that
were exported to colonies; caused great resentment in American colonies.
