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1
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First English settlement in America?

A

Roanoke

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Who established Roanoke?

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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What word was left behind on Roanoke Island when John White returned?

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Croatoan

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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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Joint-stock company?

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Investors that invest to help start a settlement. Investors get percentage after profits are reached.

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Settlement established by by Virginia company?

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Jamestown

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Time period name when the Powhatan stopped providing food for the colonists?

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The starving time

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What crop saved Jamestown?

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Tobacco

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Who married the daughter of chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?

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John Rolfe

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What was the legislative assembly of Jamestown?

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The House of Burgessess

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Official Church of England after Protestant Reformation?

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Anglican Church

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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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Who were the Separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom?

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Pilgrims

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What was the name of of the ship the pilgrims came to the Americas on?

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MayFlower

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What percentage of pilgrims passed away after their first winter?

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50%

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Who were the 2 people who 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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Native American group that participated in first thanksgiving?

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Wampanoag tribe

19
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First leader of the pilgrims and wrote the book “Of Plymouth Plantation”?

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William Bradford

20
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Puritans society based on the Bible?

A

Massachusetts Bay Colony

21
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Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the 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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19 people were falsely accused of witch craft and were prosecuted

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 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

A

They had the first Constitution

25
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What was the name of the Dutch Colony of North America?

A

New Netherlands

26
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What was the main settlement of the Dutch Colony?

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New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island

27
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After the British takeover this Dutch Colony what was its 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?

A

Quakers

30
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What is a pacifist?

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Refused to fight in wars and didn’t 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 of the Southern Colonies driven by?

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Plantation Farming

33
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What were indentured servants?

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Laborer under contract to an employee in exchange for transportation, food, and lodging

34
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Which 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

37
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Who led the rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?

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Nathaniel Bacon

38
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What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?

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Set up as a buffer state between the stranger English colonies and Spanish attacks. Plus as a place where English debtors and the lower class could get a fresh start.

39
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What was the Colony founded in New France?

A

Louisiana

40
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Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at the time?

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New France

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