Question 1

Originally,the Virginia Company intended to

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Question 2

The colony of Georgia was founded

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The colony of Georgia was founded as a defensive buffer against Spanish expansion into the valuable Carolinas. The British hoped that by settling Georgia, they could prevent the Spanish from moving northward and threatening their other colonies.

Question 3

Rank the items in the following list,starting with the one that you think had the most important consequences.Then justify your ranking.Finally,speculate as to what might have happened had these events not occurred.
a.
The cultivation of tobacco in Virginia
b.
The introduction of slavery into the plantation colonies
c.
The "enclosing" of croplands in England

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Question 4

By 1750,all the southern plantation colonies

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All of these statements are true. The southern plantation colonies, including Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, all relied heavily on the production of staple crops, such as tobacco, rice, and indigo, for export. Slavery was also a prominent feature of these economies, as enslaved Africans were brought over to work on the plantations. These colonies were established as Anglican strongholds, and tax support was often provided for the Church of England. Finally, these colonies lacked large cities compared to their northern counterparts.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the ways in which tobacco and sugar affected the social and economic development of colonial America.

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Question 6

In American history,1619 is important because in that year

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Question 7

In many ways,North Carolina was the least typical of the five plantation colonies.Describe the unique features of colonial North Carolina,and explain why this colony was so unlike its southern neighbors.

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Question 8

Virginia,Maryland,the Carolinas,and Georgia were similar in that they were all

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Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were all primarily focused on exporting cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo. This agricultural focus led to the development of plantation economies and the use of slave labor.

Question 9

In the face of devastating diseases,war and dislocation,what strategy did dwindling Native American tribes use to survive?

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Dwindling Native American tribes often merged with neighboring tribes in order to increase their numbers and strengthen their position against encroachment by colonists. This strategy allowed them to maintain their cultural identity while also gaining support from other tribes. Additionally, intermarriage between tribes created alliances and strengthened bonds between them.

Question 10

Write your definition of progress.Then use this definition to demonstrate that the discovery of America did or did not lead to progress in human history.

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Question 11

The Iroquois leader who helped his nation revive its old customs was

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Handsome Lake was an Iroquois leader who led a revival movement within his nation, urging them to return to traditional customs and practices. This movement, known as the Handsome Lake religion or Gaiwiio, helped the Iroquois people preserve their cultural traditions despite colonization and forced assimilation efforts by European settlers.

Question 12

Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A)Georgia,(B)the Carolinas,(C)Virginia,and (D)Maryland.

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Virginia was founded in 1607, followed by Maryland in 1634, then the Carolinas in 1663, and finally Georgia in 1732. Option C correctly follows this chronological order.

Question 13

Georgia's founders were determined to

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Georgia was founded as a colony for debtors who would otherwise be imprisoned in England. The founder, James Oglethorpe, believed that providing them with an opportunity for a fresh start in the colonies could help alleviate the problem of debtors' prisons.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society?

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Women had an important role in Iroquois society, but they did not dominate it. Men also held positions of power and importance within their respective clans and the confederacy as a whole.

Question 15

What lessons do you think English colonists learned from their early Jamestown experience? Focus on matters of fulfilling expectations,financial support,leadership skills,and relations with the Indians.What specific developments illustrate that the English living in the plantation colonies tried to apply these lessons?

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Question 16

The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was

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The periodic "mourning wars" were a practice among the Iroquois and neighboring tribes in which they would raid each other's villages and capture individuals to be adopted into their own tribe as captives or refugees. This practice served to increase the population and strength of the tribe, while also replenishing losses from previous wars or epidemics. It was not directly related to vengeance, resistance to European settlements, diplomatic failures, or breaking up the Iroquois Confederacy, although those factors may have played a role in some individual instances.

Question 17

Analyze the contribution to European expansion by two of the following developments:
Renaissance thought
Search for new trade routes
New development in technology

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Question 18

Like Virginia,Maryland

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Both Virginia and Maryland were major centers for tobacco cultivation, which created a high demand for labor, primarily in the form of indentured servants and later, enslaved Africans.

Question 19

During the 1500s,England had little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies because

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Question 20

Georgia grew very slowly for all of the following reasons except

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Quiz 2: The Planting of English America,1500-1733