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Massachusetts Bay Colony

Brinkley APUSH Ch. 2

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Chapter Two Transplantations and Borderlands Multiple Choice Questions 1. Seventeenth-century English colonial settlements A. were essentially business enterprises. B. were tightly controlled by the English government. C. were effectively isolated from contact with other nations. were well-planned and generally quite successful from the start. maintained the political and social institutions of England. Ans: A Page: 27 2. The site chosen for the Jamestown settlement included all of the following EXCEPT A. it was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria. B. it was inland so as to offer security from natives. C. it bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes. it was surrounded by thick woods. it was inaccessible by ship. Ans: E

A.P. U.S. Summer Assignment

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Ryan Cruse Chapter 1: New World Beginnings *Identify and state the historical significance of the following: 1.) Christopher Columbus: Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who led four expeditions ? sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain ? across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a faster route to Asia. Instead, finding the Americas (unknowingly), he established a permanent settlement on the island of Hispaniola. His endeavors sparked a European interest in the New World and began the Age of Exploration.

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Ryan Cruse Chapter 1: New World Beginnings *Identify and state the historical significance of the following: 1.) Christopher Columbus: Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who led four expeditions ? sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain ? across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a faster route to Asia. Instead, finding the Americas (unknowingly), he established a permanent settlement on the island of Hispaniola. His endeavors sparked a European interest in the New World and began the Age of Exploration.

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The Southern Colonies ? The Chesapeake (Virginia & Maryland) ??? A. Virginia (founded in 1607 by Virginia Company) ??????? 1.??? Jamestown, 1607: 1st permanent British colony in New World ??????????????? a. Founded by Virginia Company that received charter from ??????????????????? King James I. ??????????????????? i. Main goals: Promise of gold, conversion of Amerindians ?????????????????????? to Christianity (just like Spain), and new passage through ?????????????????????? North America to the East Indies (Northwest Passage). ??????????????????? ii. Consisted largely of well-to-do adventurers ??????????????? b. Virginia Charter ??????????????????? i. ?Overseas settlers given same rights of Englishmen in ??????????????????????? England
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