US History Study Guide: Unit 1 Exam

Terms to Know- write a short sentence to describe each term

Christopher Columbus

Colonization

Mercantilism

Columbian Exchange

Quebec

Virginia Company

Jamestown

Powhatan

John Smith

John Rolfe

House of Burgesses

Bacons Rebellion

Indentured Servant

William Penn

Quakers

New Amsterdam

Mayflower Compact

Puritans

Halfway Covenant

John Winthrop

Roger Williams

Anne Hutchinson

Salem Witch Trials

King Phillips War

Trans-Atlantic Trade

Middle Passage

Benjamin Franklin

Social Mobility

The Great Awakening

Jonathan Edwards

George Whitefiel
Questions Answer each question
- What was the Triangular Trade system? The Middle Passage?

- Whats the relationship between mercantilism and colonization?
- What were the three primary motivations for European explorers traveling to the New World?
- Describe the Jamestown colony.
- Why did agriculture play different roles in New England vs. Southern colonies?
- What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
- How was Benjamin Franklin an example of social mobility?
- What was the function of the Virginia Company?
- Why did the British want New Amsterdam?
- What was the Great Awakening? Halfway Covenant?
- Which colonies were established expressly for protecting religious minorities?
- Why were slaves needed in the English colonies?
- What was Bacons Rebellion?
- What was King Phillips War?