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a person who leaves his own country or region to settle in another

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emigrant

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any of the Puritans who broke away from the Church of England during the reign of James I

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Separatists

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a person who wanted simpler forms of worship and stricter morals

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Puritan

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the study of God and His relations with man and the universe

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theology

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the action of God in deciding beforehand what will happen

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predestination

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The Church of England became the official church of the nation under whose reign?

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Elizabeth I

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What did the Puritans want to see happen to the Church of England?

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They wanted it to reform and get rid of Catholic practices.

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Why did English Separatists choose to leave the Netherlands?

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They were afraid their children were becoming too “Dutch.”

They had a hard time assimilating to Dutch culture.

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A collaboration by the king, gentry, nobles, and merchants to help English colonies succeed was known as what?

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joint-stock company

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The acts of piracy by the “sea dogs” provided what country with the money to finance the exploration and colonization of America?

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England

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Why were joint-stock companies important in a mercantilist system?

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They provided the capital necessary to establish successful colonies.

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In order to be successful in a mercantilist economic system, a nation needed to keep a

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balance trade

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Which of these explorers Helped expand French claims in North America? Select three.

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Giovanni de Verrazzano
Jaques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain

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What important region of North America did the explorers Marquette and Joliet explore?

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Mississippi River

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Conflict over what region in North America led to war between France and England?

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the Ohio River Valley

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What goods were foundational for France’s colonial territories in North America?

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furs

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How did interaction with the French affect Indigenous Populations of North America? Select three.

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Indigenous People would come to rely on European Goods.
Indigenous populations would decline due to exposure to disease
Indigenous populations would move further inland to find more furs.

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What made the Dutch a powerful nation in the 1600s?

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The Dutch East India Company

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18
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What explorer helped the Dutch make colonial claims in North America?

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Hudson

19
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Which of the following statements is true about Dutch settlements in North America?

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Dutch settlements were religiously diverse and free.

20
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Which of the original 13 colonies would New Amsterdam become after its surrender to the English?

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New York

21
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Why did the Lenape people sell the Manhattan to the Dutch for only 60 guilders?

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The Lenape had a different understanding of land ownership than the Dutch.

22
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Why did Henry the Navigator fund Portuguese exploration?

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He was trying to find a direct way to trade with India and Asia.

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Which two explorers had their expeditions funded by the Portuguese?

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Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama

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Why were people skeptical of Christopher Columbus’s plan to sail West?

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They thought Asia was farther away than Columbus said.

25
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What colony was founded by the Portuguese?

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Brazil

26
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Which group was at the top of the social hierarchy in Spanish Colonial society?

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Peninsulares

27
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What did the encomienda system allow Spanish landowners to do?

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to enslave Indigenous people to work the land

28
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Before the arrival of the Spanish who ruled central mexico

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aztecs

29
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Which of the following options contributed to the colony at Jamestown nearly failing? Select three.

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searched for the fabled Northwest Passage to the Orient
hunted for silver and gold
death in combat and disease

30
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Which actions did John Smith take to stabilize the colony of Jamestown? Select four.

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He ordered all the men to begin building a fort.
He ordered the planting of a corn crop.
He established trade with the Powhatan people.
He ordered that the colonists begin making goods like pitch tar and soap ash.

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The man responsible for developing the colony’s first cash crop

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John Rolfe

32
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Which four factors contributed to the “Starving Time” in Jamestown?

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trade with the Powhatan ended
disease
short food supply
increase in population

33
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A person who agreed to work for a period of three to seven years in exchange for passage to the New World was known as a(n) _____.

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indentured servant

34
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Enslavement became a hereditary status in Virginia in the year

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1662

35
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What were the three outstanding events in 1619 that had a great influence on the colonies?

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Representative government came to America.

The London Company sent women to America.

The first slaves were brought to America.

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What leader did angry Virginian frontier settlers rally behind when they felt the government was taxing them too heavily and not providing protection from Native attacks?

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Nathaniel Bacon

37
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Which early Virginian surveyed the Virginian border with North Carolina and established the city of Richmond?

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William Byrd II

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In their first attempt at self-government before landing in the New World, the Pilgrims drew up a series of laws that became known as the _____.

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Mayflower Compact

39
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Who were the TWO Indian friends of the Pilgrims?

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Squanto
Samoset

40
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Who was the head of the Massachusetts Bay Company and governor of the colony?

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John Winthrop

41
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What groups came to Rhode Island because of discrimination in England?

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Separatists
Quakers
Jews

42
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The ______ was the lawmaking body of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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General Court

43
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What TWO men started settlements in Maine and New Hampshire?

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Ferdinando Gorges
John Mason

44
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Maine and New Hampshire were both claimed as part of what colony?

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Massachusetts Bay

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