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1
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What was the first English settlement in a America

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Roanoke

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Who established Roanoke

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Sir Walter 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 buy stock to help set the settlement up & once profits are reached, the investors get a percentage

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What was the settlement established by the Virginia Company?

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The joint stock componey

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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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Who married the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas?

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John Rulfe

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

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The Anglican Church

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

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The 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 the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?

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The Mayflower

17
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What percentage of Pilgrims passed away after their first winter?

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50%

18
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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 & samoset

19
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What Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?

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Wampanoag Indians

20
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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

21
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What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible?

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Bay colony

22
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Who was the Puritan that was the governor of the Mass. Bay Colony?

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John Winthrop

23
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What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?

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People accused of witchcraft where many who were falsely accused were killed

24
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What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?

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Hartford, Connecticut

25
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What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

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The 1st written constitution in Amarica

26
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What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?

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New Netherlands

27
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What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?

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New Amsterdam on Manhattan island

28
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After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its name changed to?

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New York

29
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What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn?

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Pennsylvania

30
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What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?

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Plantations

31
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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

32
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What colony was founded by George Calvert?

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Maryland

33
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What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?

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To protect themselves, the act of toleration

34
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What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?

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The Mason-Dixon Line

35
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Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?

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Nathaniel Bacon

36
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Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

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Jame Oglethorpe

37
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What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?

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Where the upper class and lower class could get a fresh start

38
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What was the colony founded in New France?

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Louisiana

39
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Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?

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The French

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