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What important change had taken place in England by 1585

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England had become a Protestant Country in which the bible was available to all

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How did __________ change influence on the history of our country

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All the ideas about morality, freedom, and individual responsibility that have made our country great came from the bible

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List three seeds that grew into the English reformation

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John Wycliffe had the bible translated into English, William Tyndale’s bible had circulated widely, and Henry VIII broke England’s ties with the roman church

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Name the precedent set in the 1200s for more representative in New England

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King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215

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5
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Who explored North America for England

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John Cabot

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What colony was established by Sir Walter Raleigh

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Roanoke Island

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What became of Raleigh’s first and second attempts to colonize

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The first was abandoned, and the second disappeared

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8
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Which two joint-stock companies were granted a charter to settle Virginia

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London Company and the Plymouth Company

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Which part of virginia was each joint-stock company supposed to settle

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London Southern Virginia

Plymouth Northern Virginia

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What was one important provision outlined for the colonists in the joint-stock company’s charter

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the colonists were guaranteed the same rights liberties as Englishmen abiding in the home country

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_________ __________________ called for a bible to placed in every church, and people thronged to churches from miles around to hear the scriptures read aloud

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Queen Elizabeth I

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What was the supposed water route through North America to the Pacific Ocean called

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Northwest Passage

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13
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What was the name of Francis Drake’s ship

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Golden Hind

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__________ ________ embarked on a daring voyage that was to make him the first englishman to sail around the worlds

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Francis Drake

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14
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Who was Sir Walter Raleigh’s half brother

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Sir Humphrey Gilbert

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How did the common store hurt the Jamestown colony

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Only few people contributed to the common storehouse and soon they ran out of food

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How did John Smith remedy Jamestown’s problem

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He established the free enterprise system

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17
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Upon what scripture was John Smith’s policy based for Jamestown

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2 Thess. 3:10

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What did the free enterprise system do for the colony

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It provided the incentive necessary for the production of sufficient crops

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What precedent was set by the House of Burgesses

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The precedent of Representative Government

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20
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Why did the Scrooby Congregation go to Leyden

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To escape persecution in England

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Why did the Scrooby congregation resolve to leave Holland and go to The New World

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Out of the concern of their children’s physical and spiritual health

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Who sponsored the Pilgrims on their trip to the new world

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A group of London businessmen

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What serious problem did the pilgrims face when they landed on November 11

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They landed outside of the territory of the London company, and had no basis for civil government

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24
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How did the pilgrims solve this problem

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Made the Mayflower Compact

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25
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How did the Mayflower compact set a precedent for representative government in America

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It expressed how much the people wanted a government and to submit to its authority

26
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How did the Indians help the pilgrims

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They taught the pilgrims how to hunt, fish, and plant crops

27
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What stranger rose to prominence as leader of the Pilgrim defense force

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Miles Standish

28
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What was the purpose of thanksgiving

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To give thanks to god for his many blessings

29
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What was the first American history book

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History of Plymouth Plantation

30
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Who wrote the first American history book

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William Bradford

31
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Was the common store house more successful in Plymouth than in Jamestown

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No

32
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How did the pilgrims set a precedent for republican self government in America

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All freemen met in the general court to pass laws and conduct business for the colony. Delegates were chosen to represent people. The pilgrims were dominated by Scriptural concepts and had great respect for law and order

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How did the pilgrims set a precedent for religious freedom

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People were free to attend the church of their choice

34
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Who was the elected the first governor of Plymouth Colony

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John Carver

35
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Who wrote the history of Plymouth Plantation

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William Bradford

36
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Where the pilgrims landed in the New World

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Cape Cod

37
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Who sailed around the world for England

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Francis Drake

38
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Who was the first English child born in America

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Virginia Dare

39
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What was the name of the system that payed ones passage to the new world

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Indentured servant

40
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Who was granted a charter to settle on the Virginia coast

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London Co.

41
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Who headed Plymouth’s military defense force

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Miles Standish

42
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The ship in which the Pilgrims sailed in to the new world

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Mayflower

43
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System that saved Jamestown from destruction

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Free enterprise system

44
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Who claimed the Atlantic Ocean for England

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John Cabot

45
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In a ________ ________ company businessmen pooled their resources to settle the New World

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Joint Stock

46
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What is another name for the common store system

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Communal system

47
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The _____________ ________ system was an early attempt at socialism that failed miserably

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Common store

48
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An important precedent was set when the men of the Mayflower signed the what establishing an early form of government

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Mayflower Compact

49
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The Scrooby congregation was pastored by who, who led them to Holland to escape persecution

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John Robinson

50
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Delegates from Virginia met in Jamestown and formed a representative assembly called the __________ ___ ______________

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House of Burgesses

51
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Captain ________ ___________ took charge of Jamestown and established a policy of no work no food among the settlers

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John Smith

52
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The group dissenters called ______________ wanted to withdraw completely from the Anglican Church and form independent churches

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Separatists

53
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They arrived on the Mayflower and landed at Cape Cod

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Pilgrims

54
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The ship Francis Drake used to raid Spanish ships

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Golden Hind

55
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The crop John Rolfe introduced to the Virginian settlers

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Tobacco

56
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The only clue found by John White when he returned to Roanoke

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Croatoan

57
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Indian princess married to John Rolfe

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Pocahontas

58
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An event that serves as an example to be followed in the future

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Precedent

59
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King of England who granted charters to the London and Plymouth companies

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James I

60
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The Dutch city the pilgrims lived in for 11 years

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Leyden

61
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Indian guide and interpreter who taught the pilgrims how to hunt fish and plant crops

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Squanto

62
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The type of colony Virginia became in 1624

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Royal

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