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1
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Who established Roanoke ?

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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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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3
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What are documents that gave rights to establish settlements from King James 1

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Charters

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4
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What is a joint stock company ?

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Investers that buy stock to help set the settlement

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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 governer of the Jamestown settelment ?

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Captin John Smith

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What was the time period called when the powhatan stopoed providing food for the colonists ?

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“The Starving Time “

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8
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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 Burgesses

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

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Anglician Church

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12
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Who were the Protestants who wanted to Reform the Anglican Chrurch

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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 religeous 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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Mayflower

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

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About 50%

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Who were the two 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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What native American group participated in the First Thanksgiving

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Wamponoag

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 first english settlement in america ?

A

Roanoke

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

A

Massachusetts Bay Colony

22
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Who was the Puritan that was the governer of the Mass. Bay Colony

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John Winthrop

23
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What happened during the Salem Witch Trials

A

Hearings of people accused of witch craft

24
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What city and colony did Thomas Hooker establish ?

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Hartford , Cinnecticut

25
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What was special about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ?

A

It was the first written constitution in America

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

A

New netherland

27
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What was the main settlement of the Dutch Colony

A

New Amterdam

28
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After the British take over this Dutch Colony what was its named changed to ?

A

New York

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

A

Pennsylvania

30
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What religeous belief did William Penn follow that was known to be tolerant of other peoples veiws

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Quaker / pacifist

31
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What is a pacifist ?

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People who refuse to fight in wars or use force .

32
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Quakers were much more accepting of what two groups of people than others in colonies at this time ?

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Women and native americans

33
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What was the economy of the southern colonies driven by ?

A

Plantations

34
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What where indentured servants ?

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Laborer under contract to an employer in exchange for their transpotation.

35
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What colony was founded by George Calvert

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Maryland

36
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What law granted Maryland residents the right to worship freely?

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The Act of Toleration

37
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What is the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern Colonies?

A

Mason Dixon Line

38
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Who led a rebellion and was called “the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia”?

A

Nathaniel Bacon

39
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Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

A

James oglethrope

40
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What was the main reason for the creation of Georgia?

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It was set up as a buffer state between the stronger english colonies and spanish attacks .

41
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What was the colony founded in New France?

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Louisiana

42
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Which country had the best relations with the Native Americans at this time?

A

The french had the best relations with the native americans

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