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triple quiz for ch 4!
quizZES 10.14
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History
10th Grade
10/13/2011

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Term
the right to acquire a certain amt of land granted to the person who finances the passage of a laborer
Definition
headright
Term
take away the right to vote
Definition
disfranchise (/disenfranchise)
Term
conflict between inhabitants of the same country
Definition
civil war
Term
territory adjoining water affected by tides- that is, near the seacoast or coastal rivers
Definition
tidewater
Term
that portion of a slave ship's journey in which slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas
Definition
middle passage
Term
the ability to mate and produce abundant young
Definition
fertility
Term
fit for servants; humble & low
Definition
menial
Term
an armed force of citizens called out only in emergencies
Definition
militia
Term
a social group arranged in ranks or classes
Definition
hierarchy
Term
A group or institution granted legal rights to carry on certain specified activities
Definition
corporation
Term
a sermon or prophecy recounting wrongdoing, warning of doom, and calling for repentance
Definition
jeremiad
Term
the illegal execution of an accused person by mob action, w/o due process of law
Definition
lynching
Term
an inland region set back from a port, river, or seacoast
Definition
hinterland
Term
the basic pattern of distribution of status and wealth in a society
Definition
social structure
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of noble or upper-class descent
Definition
blue-blood
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Which colony was the most populous?
Definition
Virginia (59,000)
Term
What was the male-female ratio in the Chesapeake?
Definition
6:1
Term
what was AHEM special about 1/3 of the brides in WHAT colony?
Definition
In Maryland, 1/3 of all brides were pregnant before the wedding
Term
What three diseases were prevalent in the Chesapeake area?
Definition
Typhoid, dysentery, and malaria
Term
In 1630, Chesapeake was exporting ___million lbs of tobacco/year, while by the 1700s, they were exporting ___million
Definition
1.5
40
Term
Define: headright system
Definition
if an aristocrat funds an indentured servant's passage to America, he gains 50 acres of land at a cheap price, which resulted in massive land gains for the rich and the opposite for the poor
Term
describe the life of an indentured servant
Definition
-served for seven years
-owners often extended serving period for small mistakes
Term
NAME THAT MAN:
Nathaniel Bacon
Definition
led a few thousand of these men in a rebellion against
-William Berkeley, who was friendly towards the NAs, and refused to retaliate when the NAs attacked the frontier

-Bacon's men murdered a LOT of NAs
-Bacon died in the middle of the rebellion, and Berkeley crushed it
Term
until 1792, ONLY (REALLY? REALLY???)
_____ out of ____ slaves were brought to America
Definition
400,000
700 mil
Term
What happened in 1750 regarding slavery?
Definition
they accounted for almost half of the VA population
Term
What part of Africa were most slaves from?
Definition
West Africa, ie Senegal and Angola
Term
V/F: some of the earliest black slaves became landowners themselves
Definition
VERUM
Term
Eventually, to clear up codes on slave ownership, slave codes made it so that_____
Definition
children of slaves
were made slaves for life (chattels) as well, unless voluntarily freed
Term
Some laws made ____a crime, and not even _______ might qualify a slave for freedom.
Definition
teaching slaves to read a crime
----
conversion to Christianity
Term
Why did slaves in the deep south have it harder?
Definition
they were growing rice, which was much harder to grow than tobacco
Term
What is the slave revolt in NYC called?
Definition
Liesler's Rebellion
Term
What major event regarding slavery happened in 1739?
Definition
South Carolinian slaves along the Sono River tried to march to Spanish Florida, but failed
Term
What were the aristocratic families of Virginia such as the Fitzhughs, the
Lees, and the Washingtons called? Why?
Definition
First Families of Virginia, had more land than House of Burgesses
Term
What was the largest social group of VA?
Definition
farmers
Term
V/F: The southern colonies had plenty of Baptist churches throughout them
Definition
falsum. churches were slow to develop
Term
V/F: The South had cities bustling with many diverse cultures
Definition
falsum. the south didn't have many cities
Term
V/F: there were AHEM alcohol problems in the south
Definition
valde verum ;)
Term
Why was disease not as rampant in NE?
Definition
clean water and cool temperatures
Term
V/F: women in NE were baby-making factories
Definition
unfortunately, verum.
Term
why did women have more power in the south??
Definition
men died young, women could inherit land, also had smaller # of children to support
Term
who were most of the immigrants to Chesapeake?
Definition
young men in teens/20s
Term
what were marriages like in Chesapeake?
Definition
one partner usually passed away in abt 7 years
Term
when the price of tobacco was depressed, what did sellers do?
Definition
sold more
Term
why were indentured servants the go-to labor force originally?
Definition
-families too small
-Indians died too quickly from colonists' diseases
-Africans cost too much
Term
This system paid the passage of indentured servants for 50 acres of land
Definition
headright system
Term
who benefited from the headright system?
Definition
mostly rich, they ate up land while servants didn't have much land anyway. Plus their masters got stingier
Term
what caused the supply of indentured servants from England to drop (nothing with populations or fires)
Definition
increased wages
Term
In 1698, THIS company lost its charter...what were the effects of it?
Definition
-THIS company= Royal African Company
-people rushed to cash in on the trade
Term
what was the death rate on the middle passage?
Definition
20%
Term
V/F: slaves never had rights in America
Definition
falsum. some early slaves gained freedom, but colonists freaked out over the racial threat
Term
What laws were made in the south regarding those who served on plantations?
Definition
made distinctions between servants/slaves (became blacks and children)
Term
How did the population of slaves rise naturally?
Definition
-plantations were closer, then female population began to rise
Term
Name some African languages that blended with English
Definition
Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa
Term
as slavery increased, so did what regarding socioeconmics in the south?
Definition
gaps in southern social structure
Term
how did planters rule southern society?
Definition
owned gangs of slaves and vast domains of land
Term
why were NEers healthier?
Definition
clean water, cool temperatures slowed killer microbes
Term
by moving to the New World, NEers added about ___ yrs onto their life span
Definition
10
Term
Women in NE married in their early twenties, and from there on did this
Definition
made babies every two years.
Term
what did the NE baby-making mentality cause?
Definition
high female & infant mortality rates
Term
what did NE "invent" with regards to the family?
Definition
grandparents
Term
What was the (infuriating) Puritan view of marriage?
Definition
women with power undercut the unity between a husband and wife, and that she should be subservient. (it pains me to type this, just so you know Thomas Bailey)
Term
Even though women weren't the boss in NE marriages, what couldn't men do?
Definition
abuse their wies
Term
What business was a female monopoly?
Definition
midwivery
Term
Why did NErs live in closely-knit villages?
Definition
-geography
-Indian/French/Dutch threat
Term
How did people in Chesapeake expand?
Definition
randomly, individually
Term
How did people in Chesapeake expand?
Definition
randomly, individually
Term
How did NErs expand?
Definition
had to get grants of land from colonial legislature
Term
What did NE towns consist of?
Definition
-meetinghouse for town meetings and worship
-houses
village green for militia
Term
If a town had ___ families, they needed to provide education
Definition
750
Term
V/F: 1/4 of all adults could read and write
Definition
technically verum, but 1/2 is even more verum
Term
When was Harvard founded?
Definition
1638
Term
What caused NErs to creep away from religion?
Definition
they were generations after, and greater populations forced them to move further from the Church
Term
THIS term was used to scare the colonists into coming back to their religion
Definition
Jeremiads
Term
Define: Half-Way Covenant
Definition
-church adherents agree to baptism but not "full communion"
-weakened distinction between elect/not
-gave up religious purity for wider audience
-this wider audience had a female majority
Term
Define: Salem Witch Trials
Definition
-adolescent girls "bewitched by 20 women who were lynched/pressed
-governor put a stop to it when his wife was on the line
-tried to make it up to victims' heirs 20 yrs later
-trials like this occurred in Europe
Term
The rough soil of NE forced colonists to be...
Definition
frugal
Term
Yankees sold this plant to CT
Definition
nutmeg
Term
what was the expression telling of the stages of progression in NE?
Definition
get on, get honor, get honest
Term
Why were many Europeans turned off by NE?
What did this cause?
Definition
-scary sermons, rough soil
-not very ethnically diverse
Term
What was probably the only diverse thing about NE?
Definition
-agriculture
Term
Why didn't slavery take off in NE?
Definition
too costly on small farms
Term
How did NErs change their habitat?
Definition
-made trails
-cleared forests to sustain deer, livestock
--> caused it to be more adaptable to extreme temperatures
Term
How did the English justify their exploitation of the land?
Definition
NAs wasted it
Term
What off of the cost of Newfoundland was a gold mine?
Definition
codfish
Term
NAME THAT MAN:
Scary witch-hunter
Definition
Matt Hopkins
Term
How were NE harvest seasons and workdays ruled?
Definition
by the sun
Term
what was the class structure like in the south?
Definition
wasn't originally rigid until laws put poor in their place
Term
[COUNTRY] seeks [crime] charges against doctor who ___
Definition
Pakistan, treason, helped us find Bin Laden
Term
President's ___ panel recommends ___
(what does this stand for?)
Definition
PSA
no prostate tests
PSA=Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
Term
In [city, state], 6th grader forced to ___
Definition
Omaha, Nebraska
remove cross necklace
Term
Facebook may violate ____
Definition
wire-tapping law
Term
President's jobs bill may be....
Definition
chopped into tinier bills
Term
[ethnic group] in Egypt under attack...
what is the death toll?
Definition
christians
25, unfortunately
Term
[country] actress [name] sentenced to ___ for critcal role (which was...)
Definition
Iranian
Marzieh Vafamehr
year in prison, 90 lashes
in a movie in which director highlighted how limited artists are in Iran
Term
[country] to give away [#] tickets to encourage tourism
Definition
Japan
10,000
Term
[country]-backed plan to kill [different country] envoy (or diplomat) called ___
Definition
Iran
Saudi
act of war
Term
Congress passed what law to slap tarrifs on THIS country's goods
Definition
Chinese
Term
US spends HOW MUCH on the UN?
Definition
$1.5 billion
Term
[country] marathon runner did what to finish in what place?
Definition
British
took the bus
3rd
Term
WHAT department sent condolences to Al Qaeda's family?
Definition
-State Department
Term
Obama request to apologize for ___ was rejected by ___
Definition
Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Japan
Term
[country in the Middle East] wants [different country in the Middle East] punished
Definition
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Term
WHO pleaded guilty and warned the US?
Definition
underwear bomber
Term
woman calls ex-boyfriend how many times?
Definition
1,0001
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