General Information Quiz

France and England emerged as major challengers to Spain's supremacy in the Americas.

The Roman Catholic Church was the only major institution in Western Europe until 1517.

A hierarchical structure led by the Pope, with bishops and priests below him.

Luther criticized the sale of indulgences and proposed salvation through faith alone and the authority of scripture.

Martin Luther initiated Protestantism, weakening the Catholic Church’s authority and leading to various religious denominations.

Calvinism included the belief of predestination, asserting God determined salvation before birth.

Calvinism significantly influenced early American colonists, especially Puritans, through beliefs like predestination.

The Reformation led to fragmentation of religious unity and sparked wars and political changes in Europe.

A trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas that involved the exchange of goods and enslaved people.

Trade involving rum produced from Caribbean molasses in exchange for enslaved Africans.

Required towns with 50+ families to hire a teacher, and 100+ families to establish a school.

A business model where investors pool money and share profits and risks for colonization.

Education was essential for children to read the Bible and build moral character.

First permanent English settlement located along the James River in Virginia, established in 1607.

Mostly single men seeking wealth and adventure, unlike families in New England.

Included Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.

Settlers faced lack of farming skills, disease, starvation, and conflicts with Native Americans.

New England focused on small farming and education; Southern on plantations and cash crops.

The tale that Pocahontas saved John Smith from execution by her father.

Wealthy Puritan settlers advocating for religious freedom in New England.

Brought to England to promote Virginia colony's success and symbolize Native assimilation.

Owned enslaved people, engaged in the Atlantic slave trade without large plantations.

Diverse economy and population with greater religious tolerance than New England or the South.

Henry VIII separated from the Catholic Church to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

The Anglican Church established by Henry VIII, with him as its head.

A compromise that created a moderate Anglican Church, combining Catholic and Protestant elements.

England's victory in 1588 over the Spanish fleet which boosted confidence for exploration.

English Protestants aiming to purify the Church of England from Catholic practices.

Puritans criticized rituals, corruption, lack of focus on scripture, and tolerance of Catholic practices.

To create a society based on Biblical principles and reform practices of the Church of England.

A law mandating education to counter ignorance, important for Puritan society and beyond.

Foundation of the Virginia economy and a key export.

Artist of 'The Baptism of Pocahontas', symbolizing European-Native union.

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia; relied on plantation agriculture and enslaved labor.

Granted 50 acres of land for settlers paying their passage; promoted large-scale plantations.

First elected legislative assembly in colonial America (Virginia, 1619).

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; known for diversity and tolerance.

Dissenting religious group advocating equality, pacifism, and tolerance; migrated to Pennsylvania.

Quaker founder of Pennsylvania for religious freedom and democratic principles.

A Protestant group from Central Europe who settled in Pennsylvania for religious freedom.

Labor in southern colonies primarily came from Native Americans, indentured servants, and African enslaved people.

Native American slavery declined by the early 1700s due to disease, resistance, and preference for African labor.

Laborers who worked 4-7 years in exchange for passage, food, and shelter.

Harsh conditions faced by indentured servants often led to high death rates and unfulfilled promises.

A privateer ship that carried about 20 enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619, marking their first arrival in English North America.

Africans were likely captured in Angola, brought to Virginia after being transferred from a Portuguese slave ship to the White Lion.

African slaves were transported to Jamaica, Barbados, and Cuba to meet the demand for labor on sugar plantations.