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1
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What was the first English settlement in America?

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Roanoke

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2
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Who established Roanoke?

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Sir Watter Raleigh

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3
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What was the word left behind on Roanoke Island that John White saw when he returned?

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Croatoan

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4
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What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James I?

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Charters

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What is a joint-stock company?

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Investors but stock to help set the settlement up and once the profits are reached, investors get a percentage

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What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company?

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Jamestown

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7
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Who was the first governor of the Jamestown settlement?

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Captain John Smith

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What was the time period called when the Powhatan stopped providing food for the colonists?

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the starving time

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9
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What crop saved Jamestown?

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tobacco

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10
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Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?

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John Rolfe

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11
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What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?

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The House of Burgesses

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12
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What was the official Church of England after the Protestant Reformation?

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Anglican Church

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13
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?

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Puritans

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Who were the Protestants who wanted to leave and set up their own churches?

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separatists

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15
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Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?

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Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson

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16
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What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?

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50%

17
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Who were the two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops and where to hunt and fish?

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Squanto and samoset

18
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What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?

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Wampanoag

19
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Who was the first leader of the Pilgrims and wrote the book Of Plymouth Plantation?

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William Bradford

20
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What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible?

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Massachusetts bay colony

21
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Who was the puritan that was the governor Mass. Bay Colony

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John Winthrop

22
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What happened during the Salem Witch trials

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A series of hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of witch craft where many were falsely accused were killed.

23
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What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish

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Hartford, Connecticut

24
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What was special about the fundamental orders of Connecticut

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1st written constitution in America

25
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What was the name of the Dutch colony in North Carolina?

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New Netherlands

26
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What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony

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New Amsterdam

27
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After the British take over the Dutch colony what is the name changed to ?

A

New York

28
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What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn

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Pennsylvania

29
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What religious belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other people’s views?

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that everyone is equal is Gods sight and they believe in a direct experience with God

30
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What is a pacifist

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People who refused to fight in wars or use force

31
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Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in the colonies at this time?

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Women and native Americans

32
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What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?

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Plantations

33
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What were indentured servants?

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Laborer under contract to an employer in exchange for their transportation,food, and lodging.

34
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What colony was founded by George Calvert?

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Maryland

35
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What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?

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Act of toleration

36
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What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?

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Mason-Dixon Line

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