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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 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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It’s when investors buy stock to help set the settlement up and 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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Jamestown

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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 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 Native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving?

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Wampanoag

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13
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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

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14
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What was the Puritan society that was based on the Bible?

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The mass bay colony

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

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John Winthrop

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16
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What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?

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It was a series of prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft. Where many who were falsely accused, were killed.

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17
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What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish?

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Hartford, Connecticut

18
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What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

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It was the first written constitution of America

19
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What was the name of the Dutch Colony in North America?

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New Netherland

20
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What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?

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New Amsterdam

21
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After the British take over this Dutch colony what was its name changed to?

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New York

22
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What was the name of the colony founded by William Penn?

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Pennsylvania

23
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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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Pacifists

24
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What is a pacifist?

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People who refuse to fight in wars or use violence.

25
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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

26
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What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?

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Plantations

27
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What were indentured servants?

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Laborer under contract to a loss in exchange for food, lodging, and transportation.

28
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What colony was founded by George Calvert?

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Maryland

29
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What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?

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The Act of Toleration

30
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What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?

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The Mason-Dixon Line

31
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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

32
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Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

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James Oglethorpe

33
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What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?

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It was a debt state for people who owed money came to work her. Also, it was a buffer state between the mainly English ruled colonies and the mainly Spanish ruled Florida.

34
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What was the colony founded in New France?

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Louisiana

35
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Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?

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France

36
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What was the official Church of England after the Protestant reformation?

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The Anglican Church

37
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church?

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The puritans

38
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Who were the protestants who wanted to leave and set up there own Churches.

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Separatists

39
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Who were the separatists who came to the colonies for religious freedom ?

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Quakers

40
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What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came to America on ?

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The mayflower

41
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What percentage of the pilgrims passed away after the first winter?

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50%

42
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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

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