ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FOR UGA
Iroquois League
(1722) - CORRECT ANSWER-A confederacy of 6 Iroquois
nations/Native American tribes in Albany, New York; known to
the English as the Six Nations.
(French, Dutch and British colonists in both Canada and the
Thirteen Colonies recognized a need to gain favor with the
Iroquois people, who occupied a significant portion of lands
west of colonial settlements. Alignment with Iroquois offered
political and strategic advantages to the colonies but the
Iroquois preserved considerable independence. After the defeat
of the British and their Iroquois allies in the American
Revolutionary War, Britain ceded most of the Iroquois territory,
without bringing their allies to the negotiating table. Many of the
Iroquois migrated to Canada, forced out of New York because
of hostility to the British allies.)
Hernán Cortés
(1500s) - CORRECT ANSWER--a Spanish conquistador
-conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico
-began the first phase of Spanish colonization of the Americas
by bringing large portions of Mexico's mainland under the rule
of the King of Castille in early 1500s.
,Jamestown
(1607) - CORRECT ANSWER--settled in 1607
-one of the first settlements in the US by England
-established by/chartered to Virginia Company of London &
named after King James
The Stono Rebellion
(1739) - CORRECT ANSWER--a slave rebellion in South
Carolina
-largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to
the American Revolutionary War.
-a march of slaves heading to from SC to Spanish Florida; the
Spanish promised freedom and land slaves escaped from the
British colonies in an effort to destabilize British rule.
William Penn
(1644-1718) - CORRECT ANSWER--an early real estate
entrepreneur and Quaker from England
-founded colony of PENNSYLVANIA
-He was an early advocate of democracy and religious
freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties
with the Lenape Native Americans.
The Great Awakening
(early 1700s-late 1800s) - CORRECT ANSWER--an
evangelical and revitalization movement that swept through
Protestant Europe and British America (esp. American
colonies)
-an increase in interest of religions, sense of conviction and
redemption, increase in church membership, and the formation
of new religions movements and denominations.
Indentured servitude - CORRECT ANSWER--a historical
practice of contracting to work for a fixed period of time in
exchange for transportation, food, clothes, lodging and other
necessities during the time of indenture (lasted avg. 3-7 years)
, -helped bring people to the new British colonies in America who
couldn't afford it.
Quaker - CORRECT ANSWER--a member of the Religious
Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by George Fox
whose central belief was the doctrine of the Inner Light ("Christ
within")
>reject sacraments, rituals and formal ministry
-persecuted by England and in America
-persecuted by law in Massachusetts Bay Colony, but could
find religious freedom and refuge in Rhode Island and
especially Pennsylvania because PA's founder William Penn
was a Quaker
Mercantilism
(1500s - 1700s) - CORRECT ANSWER--an economic
theory/practice that promoted governmental regulation of a
nations economy for the purpose of increasing state power at
the expense of rival nations
-a system sought to enrich the country by restraining imports
and encouraging exports; served the interests of the merchants
and producers.
-The goal of these policies was, supposedly, to achieve a
"favorable" balance of trade that would bring gold and silver
into the country and also to maintain domestic employment.
Thomas Paine
(1737-1809) - CORRECT ANSWER--a political advocate for
American Independence from Great Britain
-wrote pamphlets at the start of the American Revolutionary
war to encourage independence amongst the colonies:
>COMMON SENSE (discussing American independence)
>AGE OF REASON (about institutionalized religion)
>CRISIS paper (to bolster morale of Washington army.
Alexander Hamilton
ANSWERS FOR UGA
Iroquois League
(1722) - CORRECT ANSWER-A confederacy of 6 Iroquois
nations/Native American tribes in Albany, New York; known to
the English as the Six Nations.
(French, Dutch and British colonists in both Canada and the
Thirteen Colonies recognized a need to gain favor with the
Iroquois people, who occupied a significant portion of lands
west of colonial settlements. Alignment with Iroquois offered
political and strategic advantages to the colonies but the
Iroquois preserved considerable independence. After the defeat
of the British and their Iroquois allies in the American
Revolutionary War, Britain ceded most of the Iroquois territory,
without bringing their allies to the negotiating table. Many of the
Iroquois migrated to Canada, forced out of New York because
of hostility to the British allies.)
Hernán Cortés
(1500s) - CORRECT ANSWER--a Spanish conquistador
-conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico
-began the first phase of Spanish colonization of the Americas
by bringing large portions of Mexico's mainland under the rule
of the King of Castille in early 1500s.
,Jamestown
(1607) - CORRECT ANSWER--settled in 1607
-one of the first settlements in the US by England
-established by/chartered to Virginia Company of London &
named after King James
The Stono Rebellion
(1739) - CORRECT ANSWER--a slave rebellion in South
Carolina
-largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to
the American Revolutionary War.
-a march of slaves heading to from SC to Spanish Florida; the
Spanish promised freedom and land slaves escaped from the
British colonies in an effort to destabilize British rule.
William Penn
(1644-1718) - CORRECT ANSWER--an early real estate
entrepreneur and Quaker from England
-founded colony of PENNSYLVANIA
-He was an early advocate of democracy and religious
freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties
with the Lenape Native Americans.
The Great Awakening
(early 1700s-late 1800s) - CORRECT ANSWER--an
evangelical and revitalization movement that swept through
Protestant Europe and British America (esp. American
colonies)
-an increase in interest of religions, sense of conviction and
redemption, increase in church membership, and the formation
of new religions movements and denominations.
Indentured servitude - CORRECT ANSWER--a historical
practice of contracting to work for a fixed period of time in
exchange for transportation, food, clothes, lodging and other
necessities during the time of indenture (lasted avg. 3-7 years)
, -helped bring people to the new British colonies in America who
couldn't afford it.
Quaker - CORRECT ANSWER--a member of the Religious
Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by George Fox
whose central belief was the doctrine of the Inner Light ("Christ
within")
>reject sacraments, rituals and formal ministry
-persecuted by England and in America
-persecuted by law in Massachusetts Bay Colony, but could
find religious freedom and refuge in Rhode Island and
especially Pennsylvania because PA's founder William Penn
was a Quaker
Mercantilism
(1500s - 1700s) - CORRECT ANSWER--an economic
theory/practice that promoted governmental regulation of a
nations economy for the purpose of increasing state power at
the expense of rival nations
-a system sought to enrich the country by restraining imports
and encouraging exports; served the interests of the merchants
and producers.
-The goal of these policies was, supposedly, to achieve a
"favorable" balance of trade that would bring gold and silver
into the country and also to maintain domestic employment.
Thomas Paine
(1737-1809) - CORRECT ANSWER--a political advocate for
American Independence from Great Britain
-wrote pamphlets at the start of the American Revolutionary
war to encourage independence amongst the colonies:
>COMMON SENSE (discussing American independence)
>AGE OF REASON (about institutionalized religion)
>CRISIS paper (to bolster morale of Washington army.
Alexander Hamilton
