History Chapter 2 Focus Questions

Colonies were racked by religious, political, and economic tensions. The New World was beginning anti-Catholicism and moving toward Protestantism. They remained dependent on the mother country for protection and economic assistance. America was seen as a refuge for England's surplus population.

It was expensive to pay for voyages to the New World. Two-thirds of English settlers came as indentured servants in exchange for passage to America. The English wanted land, not control of the native population. There was recurrent warfare between colonists and Indians.

Virginia relied on local Indians for food, had an early attitude of looking for riches, and experienced a high death rate. Maryland was established as a proprietary colony aimed at creating harmony between Protestants and Catholics, focusing on tobacco cultivation.

<p>A different social order emerged with a religious movement known as 'Puritanism', impacting family, government, society, and the church-state relationship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disruptive religious controversies and rough relations with Native Americans were the main sources of discord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It caused a division between loyalists of English Parliament and free English colonies, with 'freedom' becoming a key concept in political debates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system that awarded fifty acres of land to any colonist who paid for his own or another's passage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A turning point in 1637 when a fur trader was killed by Pequots, leading to significant destruction and fear among other Native Americans and opening the Connecticut River valley to white settlement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A church policy allowing baptism and a type of subordinate membership for grandchildren of those who emigrated during the Great Migration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A private business organization that included merchants, aristocrats, and members of Parliament, given royal approval before the queen's death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Military conquest, slaughter of civilians, seizure of land, introduction of English economic practices, and dispatch of settlers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The government struggled to deal with unemployment, resulting in punishments such as whipping, branding, forced military service, or hanging.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>English settlers were mostly interested in displacing Native Americans and settling on their land rather than intermarrying or forming labor ties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indians were integrated into the Atlantic economy, European goods changed their practices, and they faced military superiority from colonists.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diseases and lack of food caused about 80% of immigrants to die; strict military discipline and leadership from John Smith were crucial for survival.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Opechancanough led a surprise attack that killed one quarter of settlers, followed by retaliation from the colonists against Native Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Married women had certain rights before the law, including the claim to a dowry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Established as a proprietary colony or land grant, it was designed to be a feudal domain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Puritans believed the Church of England retained too many Catholic elements and followed the teachings of John Calvin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first Puritans to immigrate to America were separatists known as Pilgrims; they established the Mayflower Compact for governance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The period when 21,000 Puritans emigrated to Massachusetts between 1629 and 1642, establishing a stable society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Massachusetts organized into self-governing towns that received land grants and subsequently subdivided them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He insisted on the separation of church and state and that congregations withdraw from the Church of England.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Established by Roger Williams, it became a beacon of religious freedom with a more democratic government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thomas Hooker established a settlement at Hartford, which later received a Royal charter uniting it as the colony of Connecticut.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She held meetings discussing religious issues and was tried for her beliefs, influencing the regions' religious culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Puritans saw Native Americans as obstacles or potential converts rather than individuals deserving of respect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The war wiped out a powerful Indian group, opening Connecticut Valley for white settlement and instilling fear in local tribes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The economy was centered on family farms producing food for personal use and small market surplus, with minimal reliance on slave labor.</p> Signup and view all the answers