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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 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

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Charter

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5
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What is a joint stock company

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When investors buy stock to set up settlements then when profits are reached
The investors gain a percentage

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6
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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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8
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What was the time period called when the Powhatan stopped providing food for the colonists?

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

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Quakers

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16
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What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came to America on?

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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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What Native American group participated in the first thanksgiving

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Wampanoag

19
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Who was this 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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The mass bay colony

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

A

John Winthrop

22
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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.

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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It was the first written constitution in America and they worshiped freedom

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

A

New Netherlands

26
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What was the main settlement of the Dutch colony?

A

New Amsterdam

27
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After the British take over 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 is a pacifist

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Someone who refuses to fight in war or use force

30
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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

31
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What was the economy of the Southern Colonies driven by?

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Plantations

32
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What were indentured servants?

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Indentured servants were men and women who signed a contract (also known as an indenture or a covenant) by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation to Virginia

33
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What colony was founded by George Calvert?

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Maryland

34
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What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?

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Act of toleration

35
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What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?

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Dixon line

36
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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

37
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Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

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James Edward Oglethorpe

38
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What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia

A

For a buffer and to give people in debt work

39
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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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