1.Which best explains why most English citizens began migrating to North America in the 1600s? They were fleeing from a depressi
on that caused starvation. They sought to escape a religious war in their homeland. They wanted to create joint-stock companies in a new land. They desired the chance to buy their own farmland. 2.North American colonies became a place where English Puritans, Catholics, and Quakers sought to worship freely. convert American Indians. fund their churches. start new religions. 3.Which example best describes a French settlement in North America? a colony in the northeastern US that focused on the harvesting of timber a trading post in Quebec, Canada, that thrived on the trading of furs a trading post in Montreal, Canada, that specialized in the selling of gold a colony in the southeastern US that excelled at growing tobacco cash crops 4.Why did the English build Fort King George in 1721? as a key trading center for its valuable furs. to prevent Spanish and French attacks. as a key entrance to the Northwest Passage. to stop the spread of disease from the west. 5.Which best explains how the English and the French approached colonization of North America? England aimed to continue its worldwide network of colonies, while France wanted to stop Spain. England sought new opportunities for settlers, while France wanted to help American Indians. France sought a place for religious freedom, while England aimed to spread Christianity. France aimed to acquire goods to send home, while England wanted a source of raw materials. 6.French settlers had violent clashes with which American Indian tribe? Iroquois Algonquin Huron Wampanoag
As the city of London filled to capacity in 1600, Richard Hakluyt suggested to Queen Elizabeth that settlements in the New World might relieve the city of some of its poorer folks.
Compared with other European nations in 1600, England was relatively poor.
As new agricultural techniques made fewer farmers necessary, the poor multiplied in the streets of cities such as London and Bristol. Much to the dismay of the wealthier classes, the impoverished were an increasingly burdensome presence and problem.
In referring to the deportations during the Armenian genocide, Henry Wood says the “terrible feature of this deportation” was that it was largely undocumented.
