History Test English, French and Dutch Colonies – Flashcards
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What was the name of England's first attempt at a colony in the Americas?
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Roanoke Island
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What was England looking to find in the Americas?
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Gold
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Did England find gold in the Americas?
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No
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What did England find in the Americas?
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Land and other resources
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Who organized the first colony?
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Walter Raleigh
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Who led Roanoke Colony?
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John White
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What did John White try to do to save Roanoke?
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He went back to England to get supplies, but it took him 3 years to return to Roanoke because of the war between England and Spain.
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Did John White success in saving Roanoke?
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No
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What did John White find when he finally returned to Roanoke Colony?
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Nothing except the word Croatoan carved into a palisade.
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What is Roanoke Colony called now?
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The lost colony
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Why were there tensions between England and Spain?
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England's ships had been raiding Spanish ships for gold.
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Whom did the Spanish call the "master thief" and why?
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Francis Drake. Because he took a lot of gold from Spanish ships
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What is the Spanish word for fleet?
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Armada
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How did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
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The English had more powerful guns and sank several Spanish ships at a time
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What did the victory over the Spanish armada mean for England?
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It helped make England one of the most powerful nations in the world.
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Who asked King James I for a charter to set up a colony in Virginia?
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Virginia Company of England
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How did the Virginia Company of England raise money for the new colony of Virginia?
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Selling stocks or shares
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Did the colonists pick a good location for the Jamestown Colony and why?
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No. The land was swampy with lots of mosquitoes that carried diseases. The water was also bad. Many people dies
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Why did most of the colonists in Jamestown die?
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The mosquitoes carried deadly diseases. Also, the settlers looked for gold instead of building shelter. The drinking water was also bad.
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Who saved the Jamestown Colony?
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John Smith
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How did John Smith save Jamestown?
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He said "he who will not work, shall not eat"
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What particular crop helped Jamestown to thrive?
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Tobacco
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Who was the first person to plant tobacco?
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John Rolfe
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Who did farmers from the Jamestown bring in to work the land when the demand for tobacco increased dramatically?
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Indentured servants.
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What is an indentured servant?
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A person who agrees to work for someone else for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of a trip to the new world.
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What do indentured servants hope to gain?
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Land of their own
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What group met for the first time on July 30, 1619?
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The Virginia House of Burgesses
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What was the House of Burgesses?
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The first example of a self-government in the english colonies
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What was Samuel de Champlain looking for?
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The North West Passage, a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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What did Samuel de Champlain find?
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Quebec
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Did anyone find the North West passage?
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No because it did not exist
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Why was Quebec a good location for a colony?
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Quebec had millions of beaver and the hides could be sold for huge profits making europe very successful
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What English sea captain did the Dutch send to look for the Northwest Passage?
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Henry Hudson
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What was the name of the colony built on the land claimed by Henry Hudson?
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New Netherland. The Dutch controlled all trade on the
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What is New Amsterdam called now?
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New York
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What is the Northwest Passage?
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A water that could connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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A French colony on the St. Lawrence River?
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Quebec
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A river in Northeast North America that forms part of the border between the US and Canada
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St. Lawrence River
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French Colonies in North America were called?
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New France
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A river in Eastern New York that flows into the Atlantic Ocean?
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Hudson River
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The name given to the Dutch Colonies in North America?
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New Netherland
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The settlement founded by the Dutch on Manhattan Island- present day New York City
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New Amsterdam
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French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence River hoping to find the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean?
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Samuel de Champlain
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English explorer for the Dutch that tried to find the Northwest Passage. The river he sailed on was later named the Hudson River in New York.
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Henry Hudson
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A document that permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler
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Charter
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Shares in a company
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Stock
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The first law making assembly in the English colonies
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House of Burgesses
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England's first attempt at a colony in North America?
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Roanoke Island
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Name of the area in North America where England sailed to make its first settlement?
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Virginia
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Queen of England?
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Queen Elizabeth I
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English explorer who founded the Lost Colony of Roanoke for England?
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Walter Raleigh
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The first permanent English colony in North America in 1607
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Jamestown
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Leader of the English Colony of Roanoke?
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John White
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First English sea captain to sail around the world?
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Francis Drake
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King of England, who gave charter to the Virginia Company
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King James I
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Leader of the Jamestown colony?
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John Smith
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North American leader of the Powhatan people and father of Pocahontas?
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Chief Powhatan
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Established peace between the English and North Americans?
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Pocahontas
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Citizen of Jamestown who showed that tobacco could be grown successfully in Virginia?
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John Rolfe
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A farm crop grown for sale and profit?
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cash crop
