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UNIT 1 QUALIFIER: Foundations to 1733 (~1492-1733)

SHORT ANSWER/ESSAY

Please answer each question thoroughly and accurately, in complete sentences with the appropriate grammar. Attach additional paper, if extra space is needed.

  1. Explain the religious roots of the Age of Exploration.
  1. How did French colonization of the Americas differ from that of the Spanish and Portuguese?
  1. How did mercantilism affect European colonization of other parts of the world?
  1. What was the triangular trade?
  1. How did the slave trade affect Africa?
  1. Name three reasons explorers set out from Europe in the 1400s and 1500s.
  1. What were some positive effects of the Columbian Exchange?
  1. Describe the rise of capitalism due to increased trade.
  1. What happened to the Spanish Armada?
  1. Compare and contrast the Chesapeake and Massachusetts Bay settlements in terms of political institutions, settlers, and economy.
  2. Why was literacy so important to the Puritans?
  1. In what ways did Pennsylvania differ from other colonies?
  1. What were the primary causes of colonial violence and warfare in the late 17th Century?
  1. Why did slaves begin to outnumber indentured servants in the late 1600s?
  1. What aspects of slavery in North America differentiated it from the Caribbean?
  1. What were the requirements to be a “freeman” in Puritan society and what privileges did it entail?
  1. Why do the authors refer to the Great Awakening as “one of the first national events in American history”? What evidence do they use?
  1. What was John Peter Zenger’s trial about?
  1. Describe the Great Awakening.
  1. How did New York get its name?
  1. The founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony believed they were creating a model city for other Christians to follow. What did they call their colony?
  1. The King combined the governments of Massachusetts, the other New England colonies, New York, and New Jersey into one government. Who was put in charge and what was his name?
  1. Who was the founder of Maryland and why was it founded?
  1. Who was the founder of Georgia and why was it founded?
  1. What is a theocracy and which colony had a theocracy?
  1. Which colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
  1. Who was Thomas Hooker?
  1. Who was Anne Hutchinson?
  1. Who was the founder of Pennsylvania and why was it founded?

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