QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW. 1. By whom was America discovered?.................. PAGE 2. What land did he first discover? 3. In what year did Columbus discover America?.......... 4. How many voyages did Columbus make to the New World? 5. What discoveries did he make in his third voyage?..... 10 6. What discoveries did he make in his fourth voyage?.. 10 7. Why was the country called America?............... ................... 110 ......... 10 10 11 10 8. Did Columbus discover the main land of North America? 10 9. Who did discover the main land of North America?... 110 10. When? 11. What explorations did John Cabot make? 12. What explorations did Sebastian Cabot make? 13. What made the explorations of the Cabots important?. 14. When, and by whom, was Florida discovered?........... 15. What induced Ponce de Leon to make the voyage! 16. Why was the country called Florida?................ 17. How many voyages did De Ayllon make to Carolina?. 11 18. What were his objects in making the voyages? 19. Was he successful? 20. What did De Narvaez undertake to do?. 21. In what year did he make the attempt? 22. With how many men did he land?....... 23. How many of them returned to Spain?. 11 ?..... 11 11 .......... 11 11 11 11 11 24. When, and by whom, was a second attempt made?..... 11 25. When, and by whom, was the Mississippi River dis 11 covered? 26. What became of the discoverer of the Mississippi River? 11 27. Which is the oldest city in America? 28, When, and by whom, was the first colony planted on the continent of America?...... 30. By whom was the Pacific Ocean discovered? 12 12 31. What was the first voyage made round the world?...... 12 32. Which is the oldest settlement in the United States?... 12 33. When was it first settled, and by whom?.......... 12 34. What earlier attempts had been made?. 12 22 13 35. What attempts did Gilbert and Raleigh make to settle America? 36. What discovery was made by Gosnold?......... 14 15 12 37. What extensive grants did King James make?........... 15 38. To whom did he make the grants, and when?........ 89. How far north and south did the land granted extend? 40. Why was it called Virginia?............................................ 41. What settlement was made by the Plymouth Company? 15 42. Did the French lay claim to any of the territory granted by James? ............................................................... 43. What portion did they claim, and upon what ground?. 44. What grant was made to De Monts, and by whom was it made? 45. What is said of Annapolis ? 46. What is said of Acadia?............... 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 47. What settlement was made by the London Company?.. 48. Where had the French and Spanish made settlements? 16 49. In what manner was the Jamestown settlement first 50. Who were the three first governors of the colony? 17 51. Describe what befel Smith...... 52. How many charters were granted to the colony ?........ 55. What discoveries were made by Hudson? When?..... 61. Under what circumstances did they surrender?......... 68. When, and where, did they land? 70. Name the two first governors..... 71. Name the other prominent men of the colong. 72. What treaty did the Puritans make? 73. What settlement was made under the charge of Endicott?........ 23 74. What settlement was made under the charge of Win throp? 23 75, With what colony was the one at Massachusetts Bay afterwards associated?....................... ................ 77. What controversies were held? 78. What settlement was made in 1633?. 79. What is said of Hooker?. blished?........ 80. What is said of the Pequod War?......... 81 When, and by whom, was the New Haven Colony esta 82 What is said of Roger Williams?. 83 When was Rhode Island first settled?.. 84. When was New Hampshire first settled?.. 85. What is said of Wheelwright?. ............ 92 Did the death of Philip end the war?.. 24, 25 22222 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 26, 27 27 27 28 28 28 ......... 95. What is said of King George's War? 96. When, and by whom, was Maryland founded? ......... 97. When, where, and by whom, was North Carolina first settled? ............. 98. When, and where, was South Carolina first settled?.. 99. In what year did New Jersey become a separate province? 100. Of whom was it purchased, and who were the purchasers? 32 101. Previous to this, in what province was it included?... 32 102. What is said of William Penn?.. 32, 33 103. How did Penn get possession of Pennsylvania?... 32, 33 104. When was Pennsylvania first settled by Penn's colonists?..... 105. When, where, and by whom, was Delaware first set tled? 333 33, 34 106. What did the first settlers call Delaware?............... 107. Was Delaware, at any time, under the government of Penn?. 33 33 108. In what manner did he get possession of it? ........... 34 109. When, where, and by whom, was Georgia first settled? 34 110. Which, and where, is the oldest seminary of learning in the United States?............................. 111. Where had the French made settlements as early as 1753? .................. 112. What did the French undertake to do with reference to these settlements? ................ 113. What disputes took place in consequence?. 114. What was the Ohio Company?. 36 115. How did the French consider the operations of the Ohio Company? 36 116. By whom was Washington sent to the French commander? 118. To what position was Washington appointed, and for what purpose? 37 87 119. What was the first important military operation in which Washington was engaged?.................................... 37 120. When did he capitulate, under what circumstances, and to whom? 38 121. What did Monckton and Winslow accomplish?......... 38 122. What expeditions were planned in 1755? ..... 38 123. What took place in 1755? ......... 38 38 124. What American officer took a distinguished part in the engagement?..... 38 125. When, and where, was Washington born?.................................. 126. What was the result of the expedition under Shirley? 39 127. Had war been formally declared between England and France, previous to the defeat of Braddock?......... 39 128. In what year was war formally declared? 132. What places were taken by the British, and when were 133. What is said of Wolfe and Montcalm ?................................................. 134. In what year did the French and Indian War end?... 135. How long had it lasted? 136. What led to the Revolutionary War? ...... 39 39 39 39 40 40 40 40 137. What reason did England offer for taxing the colonies? 40 138. What reply did the Americans make?. 139. What was done in 1765? ..... 141. In what manner was the use of stamped paper avoided? 41 142. What associations were formed?.... 41 143. What convention was held, when, and where? 41 144. Who was chosen president, and how many colonies were represented?................. 41 145. What was the result of their deliberation?. |