I can't promise all of this will be on the quiz, but you need to make sure you know the following information, Read Chapter 1 Section 2 and read your notes that Coach Yarbrough gave you.
US History Review Questions Chapter One
1.
What was the first English Colony that was
successful in the America’s? Jamestown Virginia
2.
When was Jamestown Virginia established?
1607
3.
Why did English colonist come to the new
Americas and settle in Jamestown? They were looking for gold.
4.
What crop is the reason that Virginia was
successful? Tobacco
5.
Second Successful Colony in the new
Americas? Plymouth Colony
6.
Plymouth Colony established what year?
1620
7.
Separatists are also known as what?
Pilgrims
8.
How many colonies were established by
England in North America? 13
9.
Who did Pocahontas save? John Smith
10. Why
did the English colonist come and settle at Jamestown? They wanted to find
gold.
11. What
was the purpose for the Plymouth Colonists coming to the new world? To escape
religious persecution
12. People
who came here on the Mayflower? Pilgrims
13. Separatists:
Pilgrims wanted to separate themselves from the Catholic Church and the church
of England
14. What
happened to most of the people that came to the New America’s? They died.
15. Colonist:
citizen of England
16. Mercantilism:
the economic theory that says a nation could increase its wealth and power by
getting as much gold and silver as possible and creating a favorable balance of
trade
17. Enlightenment
Movement: Intellectual movement that emphasized human reason, denounced
religion as a way of explaining the world
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