KSU US/GA HISTORY EXEMPTION
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What major legacies did the Spanish explorers attempting to penetrate North America
leave? - ANSWER 1. Disease: diphtheria, mumps, measles, smallpox (main killer)
2. Horses and other domesticated animals
3. Metal tools and firearms
Improvements in ________ left the Native Americans dependent on whites for
________ and _______ - ANSWER weapons technology, more weapons/ammunition,
metal goods
Most important crop given to the Europeans by the Native Americans - ANSWER maize
(corn)
When did Columbus "discover" America? - ANSWER 1492 - and he died believing he
had reached India
Who briefly visited the New World in the early 11th century? - ANSWER Scandinavians
The native peoples of North and South America arrived from ______ in a series of
migrations across a ________. - ANSWER Asia, land bridge that connected Siberia and
Alaska
Because _______ was abundant, the Native American population grew and human
settlement spread throughout the Western Hemisphere rather quickly. - ANSWER food
(mammoths, mastodons, elk, moose, bison, caribou, etc.)
culture areas - ANSWER regions in which a population shares a similar lifestyle based
on environmental conditions
Most significant North American culture areas - ANSWER Southwest, Great Plains,
Eastern Woodlands
The Great Plains people - ANSWER - Hunters
- Relied on bison for clothing, food, shelter, etc.
- Nomadic
- Minimal possessions
- Only domesticated animals were dogs
- Lived a harsh existence until the Europeans introduced them to horses
The Eastern Woodlands people - ANSWER - Adena-Hopewell people
- First true farmers of the Eastern Woodlands were the Mississippians of the central
Mississippi River Valley
,kinship groups - ANSWER extended families that were key to the social relations of the
native peoples
Gender roles of Native Americans - ANSWER Men: Hunted, engaged in trade, made
war, were tribal leaders
Women: Cared for children, gathered food, cultivated crops
shaman - ANSWER considered to be the intermediary between the people and the
gods in the spirit world
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) - ANSWER - Genoese (Italian) sailor who believed
that sailing west across the Atlantic was the shortest sea route to Asia
- His expeditions were rejected twice by Portuguese and neither England nor France
was interested
- Convinced King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to sponsor his expedition
What did Christopher Columbus come upon in Hispaniola (Santo Domingo)? -
ANSWER a significant amount of gold
The first permanent Spanish settlement was on ______ - ANSWER Hispaniola
Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) - ANSWER An agreement between Portugal and Spain
which declared 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.
Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) - ANSWER - Italian navigator following Columbus
- First to realize that the Indies were a "New World" and not part of Asia
- America's namesake
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) - ANSWER - Voyage around the world (1519 - 1522)
- Demonstrated the true circumference of the Earth
- Expedition was the basis for the Spanish colony in the Philippines
The conquistadors were more interested in finding _______ than in ______. - ANSWER
gold and silver, colonization
African slaves were brought to the West Indies as early as ________ - ANSWER 1503
Why were African slaves brought to the West Indies? - ANSWER critical labor
shortages
Juan Ponce de Leon - ANSWER - "Fountain of Youth"
- Explored the Floridian peninsula
, The two oldest cities in the United States (result of Spanish exploration) were _____
and ____. - ANSWER Santa Fe, New Mexico (1609) and St. Augustine, Florida (1565)
(T/F) Fishing and colonization motivated the voyages sponsored by King Francis I of
France in the 1500s. - ANSWER False.
The fur trade was more important to the French and Dutch than colonization. They even
established lucrative ties with tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The English showed little interest in colonization of the New World until the reign of
_______. - ANSWER Elizabeth I
Roanoke - ANSWER - Known as the Lost Colony
- Colonized by Sir Walter Raleigh (England)
- Led by John White
- A group of 110 men, women, and children settled there around 1586, but found to
have vanished by White 4 years later
- "Croatoan" was carved on a wooden post, but no one has been able to explain its
meaning
- Likely that the settlement was overrun by local tribes
Jamestown, Virginia - ANSWER - Founded by the Virginia Company of London in 1606
- First permanent English settlement in the New World
- Almost failed due to the colonists' lack of interest in manual labor and desire to look for
gold and hunt in the area
- Leadership of John Smith guaranteed Jamestown's initial survival
Plymouth, Massachusetts - ANSWER Founded in 1620 by Pilgrims for religious
freedom and tolerance
joint-stock companies - ANSWER - The forerunner of the modern corporation and one
of the earliest examples of capitalism
- Individual investors pooled resources to fund ships and supplies
Who introduced tobacco as a cash crop? - ANSWER John Rolfe
headright system - ANSWER - Instituted by the London Company in 1618 to attract
labor and new capital
- Anyone who paid his or her own passage to Jamestown received 50 acres of land,
plus another 50 acres for each individual they might bring (indentured servants)
indentured servants - ANSWER Colonists who agreed to work for their sponsor for a
fixed term (4 - 7 years) in return for their passage to the Jamestown colony in the New
World
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What major legacies did the Spanish explorers attempting to penetrate North America
leave? - ANSWER 1. Disease: diphtheria, mumps, measles, smallpox (main killer)
2. Horses and other domesticated animals
3. Metal tools and firearms
Improvements in ________ left the Native Americans dependent on whites for
________ and _______ - ANSWER weapons technology, more weapons/ammunition,
metal goods
Most important crop given to the Europeans by the Native Americans - ANSWER maize
(corn)
When did Columbus "discover" America? - ANSWER 1492 - and he died believing he
had reached India
Who briefly visited the New World in the early 11th century? - ANSWER Scandinavians
The native peoples of North and South America arrived from ______ in a series of
migrations across a ________. - ANSWER Asia, land bridge that connected Siberia and
Alaska
Because _______ was abundant, the Native American population grew and human
settlement spread throughout the Western Hemisphere rather quickly. - ANSWER food
(mammoths, mastodons, elk, moose, bison, caribou, etc.)
culture areas - ANSWER regions in which a population shares a similar lifestyle based
on environmental conditions
Most significant North American culture areas - ANSWER Southwest, Great Plains,
Eastern Woodlands
The Great Plains people - ANSWER - Hunters
- Relied on bison for clothing, food, shelter, etc.
- Nomadic
- Minimal possessions
- Only domesticated animals were dogs
- Lived a harsh existence until the Europeans introduced them to horses
The Eastern Woodlands people - ANSWER - Adena-Hopewell people
- First true farmers of the Eastern Woodlands were the Mississippians of the central
Mississippi River Valley
,kinship groups - ANSWER extended families that were key to the social relations of the
native peoples
Gender roles of Native Americans - ANSWER Men: Hunted, engaged in trade, made
war, were tribal leaders
Women: Cared for children, gathered food, cultivated crops
shaman - ANSWER considered to be the intermediary between the people and the
gods in the spirit world
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) - ANSWER - Genoese (Italian) sailor who believed
that sailing west across the Atlantic was the shortest sea route to Asia
- His expeditions were rejected twice by Portuguese and neither England nor France
was interested
- Convinced King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to sponsor his expedition
What did Christopher Columbus come upon in Hispaniola (Santo Domingo)? -
ANSWER a significant amount of gold
The first permanent Spanish settlement was on ______ - ANSWER Hispaniola
Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) - ANSWER An agreement between Portugal and Spain
which declared 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.
Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) - ANSWER - Italian navigator following Columbus
- First to realize that the Indies were a "New World" and not part of Asia
- America's namesake
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) - ANSWER - Voyage around the world (1519 - 1522)
- Demonstrated the true circumference of the Earth
- Expedition was the basis for the Spanish colony in the Philippines
The conquistadors were more interested in finding _______ than in ______. - ANSWER
gold and silver, colonization
African slaves were brought to the West Indies as early as ________ - ANSWER 1503
Why were African slaves brought to the West Indies? - ANSWER critical labor
shortages
Juan Ponce de Leon - ANSWER - "Fountain of Youth"
- Explored the Floridian peninsula
, The two oldest cities in the United States (result of Spanish exploration) were _____
and ____. - ANSWER Santa Fe, New Mexico (1609) and St. Augustine, Florida (1565)
(T/F) Fishing and colonization motivated the voyages sponsored by King Francis I of
France in the 1500s. - ANSWER False.
The fur trade was more important to the French and Dutch than colonization. They even
established lucrative ties with tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The English showed little interest in colonization of the New World until the reign of
_______. - ANSWER Elizabeth I
Roanoke - ANSWER - Known as the Lost Colony
- Colonized by Sir Walter Raleigh (England)
- Led by John White
- A group of 110 men, women, and children settled there around 1586, but found to
have vanished by White 4 years later
- "Croatoan" was carved on a wooden post, but no one has been able to explain its
meaning
- Likely that the settlement was overrun by local tribes
Jamestown, Virginia - ANSWER - Founded by the Virginia Company of London in 1606
- First permanent English settlement in the New World
- Almost failed due to the colonists' lack of interest in manual labor and desire to look for
gold and hunt in the area
- Leadership of John Smith guaranteed Jamestown's initial survival
Plymouth, Massachusetts - ANSWER Founded in 1620 by Pilgrims for religious
freedom and tolerance
joint-stock companies - ANSWER - The forerunner of the modern corporation and one
of the earliest examples of capitalism
- Individual investors pooled resources to fund ships and supplies
Who introduced tobacco as a cash crop? - ANSWER John Rolfe
headright system - ANSWER - Instituted by the London Company in 1618 to attract
labor and new capital
- Anyone who paid his or her own passage to Jamestown received 50 acres of land,
plus another 50 acres for each individual they might bring (indentured servants)
indentured servants - ANSWER Colonists who agreed to work for their sponsor for a
fixed term (4 - 7 years) in return for their passage to the Jamestown colony in the New
World
