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| placed limits on the power of the king or queen |
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| thought slaves should be brought from Africa to work in the Americas |
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| a water route around the Americas |
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| system of government in which the people choose representatives who govern in their name |
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| colony founded by Puritians in 1629 |
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Which of the following is not a basic right stated in the English Bill of Rights? a. membership in congress b. trial by jury c. owning property |
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| a. membership in congress |
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| Where was the idea of republican government developed? |
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| Englands attempt to control colonial trade |
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| Describe the relationship between geography and economy in the Middle Colonies |
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| mild winters and fertile soil: most people made their living from farming |
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| What did the signers of the Mayflower Compact agree to do? |
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| make and obey laws for the good of the colony |
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| Which Europeans first colonized what is now New York? |
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| The rules of bevavior known as the Ten Commandments came from which tradition? |
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| How England controlled colonial trade |
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Mercantileism the Navagation acts |
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| How did they voyagesof Columbus and the Columbian Exchange change American history? |
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European customs, ideas, languages, foods diseases, and inventions introduced to natives Horses diseases like smallpox enslavement of natives |
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| One of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a party before a court or judge, |
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| Las Casas proposed that African Slaves be brought to America instead of using natives, though he later changed his mind about this when he saw the effects of slavery on Africans. |
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| Representative assembly in colonial Virginia, the first elective governing body in a British colony. |
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| Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world |
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| Basic rights stated by the English Bill of rights includes... |
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Trial by Jury
habeaus Corpus
owning property |
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| What did the Navigation Acts do? |
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| a series of acts of Parliament, that attempted to restrict to English ships the right to carry goods to and from England and its colonies. The attempt to enforce the acts helped cause the War of American Independence |
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| During the colonial period, most settelers made a living as |
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| Whose ideas have most affected American government |
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| Which Europeans first colonized what is now New York |
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| What assembly established a tradition of representative government in the English colonies? |
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| Why and how England regulated colonial trade, include examples |
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they wanted the profits
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| How did the voyages of Clumbus and the Columbian exchange change the history of the Americas |
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European customs, ideas, languages, foods, technology
intrduction of horses
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