History 2111 Midterm Uga (Winship) Exam Questions And Answers

George Washington {Ans: Commander of the Continental Army / Great at holding the army together}Slavery {Ans: 12 Million / South America and Caribbean / Sugar}Jamestown {Ans: The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607)}1767 {Ans: Townshend Acts / Less Boycotts / Not as many people affected}Mercantilism {Ans: An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver / Imports Low and Exports High}Diests {Ans: Ben Franklin / People who believe god plays a passive role in life}1688 {Ans: Glorious Revolution in England}Virginia Company {Ans: Joint-Stock Company in London that received a charter for land in the new world. Charter guarantees new colonists same rights as people back in England.}Hirelings {Ans: English Armies (paid)}1558 {Ans: Elizabeth I becomes queen of England}Federation (US) {Ans: A formal association containing many individual groups or countries}January 1776 {Ans: Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense}US Social Structure {Ans: Class Distinction (Gentleman and Ladies / Commoners)}Massachusetts vs. Virginia {Ans: MA more complex than VA due to trade set up}1630 {Ans: Puritans found Massachusetts Bay Colony}New York {Ans: Iroquois Tribe (Powerful)}Navagation