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01/15/2008

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As more settlers arrived in Jamestown, what happened to the relations with the Powhatan peoples?
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It worsened
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What did most of the settlers of Jamestown direct thier attention towards?
Definition
Searching for gold and other riches
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What crop gave Jamestown a profitable enterprise?
Definition
Tabacco
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What is the head right system?
Definition
Encouraged settlers to come to Jamestown with land as an insentive
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In the early days of the Virginian conolny, a field laboror was likely to be what?
Definition
Indentured servant or former servant
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What is a royal colony?
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Under the direct control of the King.
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What rebellion did Nathaniel Bacon lead?
Definition
A rebellion of fortiersmen against the Virginia government and mayor
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Who conqured Technhtitlan?
Definition
Hernando Cortes
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What was the system that was outlawed beacuse of its brutal treatment of natives by the Spanish moarchy?
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Encomiendo system
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Why did the Spanish first move to the North American Southwest?
Definition
In efforts to obtain precious metals
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Who was Pope?
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A Pueblo priest who led an uprosing against the Spanish
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Why did the first settlers of North America come in hopes of achieving?
Definition
Finacial gain for investors
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What prevented Jamestown's first settlers from farming?
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Thier search for Gold
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Bacon's Rebellion reslted from Nathaniel Bacons sympathy with the problems faced by whom?
Definition
English settlers on the frontier
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The Puritians views and attitudes led them to promote what?
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Hard work for common good
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The Peqout did not invovle what?
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Attacks on colonial villages by allied native tribes
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How were all North American colonies similar?
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They had a need to attract settlers in order to propose
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What helped the Spanish defeat the Aztec forces?
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Disease
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How did the Spanish conquistadors violate the Spanish monarchy's wishes?
Definition
They forced natives to work as slaves
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Why did Pope revolt?
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Becasue the Spanish were trying to impose thier culture
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Who led extensive explorations of the North American Southwest?
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Ferdinand Vasquez de Coronado
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What was the name of the colony of the first attempted settlement from the English?
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Ranoke
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What were most of the problems the Jamestown caused by?
Definition
The attitudes and impractically of the settlers
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Major problems with the native was caused by what?
Definition
Settlers trying to expand onto indian territory
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The early MA Bay colony was not what?
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Tolerant
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Who is know for promoting the idea of freedom of religion?
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Roger Williams
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What colony was formed on principals of social equality and religon tolerance was?
Definition
Pennsylvania
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What is the name of the oldest European settlemtn in the US?
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Saint Agustine
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What was the turing point of VA's succes?
Definition
When John ROlfe developed a new strand of tabacco
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What does the name Purtian stem from?
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The want to remove Roman Catholic tradition from the Church of England
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In what war did native american power come to an end in Southeastern New England?
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King Phillips War
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What was the colony of Deleware formally a part of?
Definition
Pennsylvania
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Who was the most important person in Putrian families?
Definition
The Father
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The government of MA was based on what?
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Theocracy
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Who did Govern Berkeley favor?
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Nobles
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Why were women educated in New England?
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So they would be holy
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Who led the Stono Rebellion?
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Slaves
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What the Witch Trials really about?
Definition
Tensions produced by women controlling property
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What did the Enlightenment thinkers stress?
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The scientific method
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What did Ben Franklin support?
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The Enlightenment
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What was Johnathan Edwards an important figure in?
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The Great Awakening
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What was the purpose of the Navigatoin Acts?
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To restrict colonial trade
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What did the Enlightenment encourage?
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Reason
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What was the Great Awakening?
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A movement that encouraged people to renew thier dedication to God
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What was the main purpose for the Frech settlements?
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To start a fur trade
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During the French Indian war, which side did the indians support?
Definition
Both
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
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An attempt by Britain to stop Appalaician settlement
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What was the sugar act trying to reduce?
Definition
Colonial smuggling
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What was the largest city in the 1700's?
Definition
Philly
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What did the Enlightenment not lead to?
Definition
Increase in political and legal rights for women
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What did Johnathon Edwards encourace his parish to do?
Definition
Return the original Puritan vision
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Was William Pitt a British Politician?
Definition
Yes
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What was the turning point in hte French Indian War?
Definition
When the British sent 50000 troops
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Which colony showed thier outrage most to the Navigation Acts?
Definition
MA Bay
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Who chose the goveners of the AMerican Colonies?
Definition
The British monarchy
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The largest cities in the 1700s were what?
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Ports
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What was the main motive behind the French and INdian war?
Definition
Control of the Ohio River Valley
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What did the Boston Massacre help do?
Definition
Sway public opinion against the British
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Who were commities of correspondance between?
Definition
Colonist leaders
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What did parliment pass in response to the Tea Party?
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The intolerable acts
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What colony was under martial law?
Definition
MA
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Where was the first battle with the British fought at?
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Lexington
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Where did the contiental army suffer most?
Definition
New York
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The treaty that established American independence?
Definition
Treaty of Paris
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What was the main purpose of the Townshend Acts?
Definition
To raise money for Britian's needs
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When writing the Decaltation of Independence, what ideas did Jefferson draw from?
Definition
John Lockes Natural rights
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Who wrote the pamphlet called Common Sense?
Definition
Thomas Paine
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Where was the contiental army not succesful?
Definition
Valley Forge
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What was one benifit the Continetal army had over the British?
Definition
Availability of supplies
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What was the natural boundary set by the British?
Definition
The MI River
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Who were minuet men?
Definition
civlilian soliders
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What was one hesitation in having GW as commander?
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Southern Background
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When was the Decalration written and signed?
Definition
1776
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What convinced the french to support the colonies agains Britian?
Definition
Battle of Saratoga
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Who was the famous traiter of the Revloultionary War?
Definition
Benedict Arnold
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What did Jefferson add to the Natural rights?
Definition
The pursiuit of Happyness
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What men represented the Continental Congress at the Paris peace confereance?
Definition
John Adams, Jay, Ben Franklin
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What is a tariff a tax on?
Definition
imported goods
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The Northwest Ordinance of 17887 did what?
Definition
Established procedures for western landes to become teritories and states
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Was Patrick Henry a federalist?
Definition
No, antifederalist
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What did the Federalists promise to add to the constiution?
Definition
A Bill of rights
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What did the Federal Papers try to illustrate?
Definition
The need for a strong central government
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What power did the articles of conferderation give to the Gov?
Definition
Power to declare war
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What was Shays rebellion?
Definition
Protest by farmers who faced problem with debt
Term
What was the Great Comprimise?
Definition
Determined the states representation in Congress
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How many states needed to agree for the ratification of constistuions?
Definition
9
Term
When was the idea of a president actually established?
Definition
In the Consitution
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Who is the father of the Constitution?
Definition
James Madison
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Who was the idea person of the Great Comprimise?
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Roger Sherman
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How long dis the COnstitution forbid the federal governemtn from interfeering in hte slave trade?
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20 years
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What was the last state to ratify the constitution?
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NH
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