Exam 2: Founding the Colonies

Ferdinand Magellan was recognized for what accomplishment?

Cortez was one of the leading explorers for which nation?

Based on the research findings of David Galenson, Robert Heavner and others, what type of person would you expect to have the shortest indenture?

Which nation made the greatest commitment to establish permanent settlements in its colonization strategy?

By the 15^th century, Catholic Europe had emerged victorious after years of war with

People from which nation in Europe were most likely to come to colonial North America as redemptioners?

In the 15^th century, _________ rose to prominence in trade with areas to the east of Europe, while ________ dominated trade with the West.

Estimates of the North American Native American population in 1491

People from which nation were most likely to come to colonial North America as indentured servants?

Who did not found a colony?

Settlers often received 50 acres of land for each person whose passage they paid to America.  This was known as

At the time Jamestown was founded, about 300,000 native American Indians lived within 150 miles of the Atlantic Seaboard. bBy the middle of the eighteenth century that number had

Spain 's eventual decline in influence can be traced to

Of the English-owned joint stock companies that operated in North America, which was the only one to survive longer than 20 years?

Jamestown 's early years were marked by

According to a royal investigation in 1623 of the English colonies in Virginia, the average life expectancy of newly arrived setters was

Who would be most likely to move from Europe to the New World in the early 1600s?

From 1700-1780, the colonial population increased at a rate of approximately 3 percent per year. This rapid population growth was primarily due to

If a series of severe storms in the Atlantic Ocean significantly disrupted the the transatlantic slave trade, which would most accurately describe the market for slaves in colonial America?

If a series of severe storms in the Atlantic Ocean drastically significantly disrupted the the transatlantic slave trade, which would most accurately describe the market for indentured servants in colonial America?