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| What event occured in 1607 |
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Jamwstown, VA. was founded |
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| What cash crop did the Jamestown colonists plant to save their colony? |
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What was one reason for the Jamestown population decrease from 900 colonists to 60 colonists from the year 1607 to 1609? |
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| swampy locations caused disease, like malaria, to spread |
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What was the name of the group of people who refused to use force or fight in wars. |
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| The person who founded Pennsylvania and wrote its first constitution was |
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| The 1620 document that was signed by male members of the community to establish government for settlers at Plymouth was called |
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| The ______ colony was created so poor people and debtors could start over. |
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_________ allowed Catholics to worskip freely in Maryland. |
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Who was the woman that claimed God spoke to her directly and began questioning religious authority? |
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| One of the reasons the Mayflower Compact was written was to |
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| establish principles of government for the new colony |
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| Jamestown settlers died from starvation until Native Americans taught them to grow which crop? |
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The group that maintained the friendliest relationship with Native Americans were |
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"The greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia" because he burned Jamestown to the ground in protest to the laws that banned settlers from taking the Native Americans land was named |
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| England began to explore the world in the 15th and 16th centuries because they wanted |
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| to compete with Spain and France for power and wealth |
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| Where were the 13 original colonies primarily located? |
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| Which groug refused to bow to lords and ladies because they believed all people were equal? |
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| New Amsterdam was settled by the Dutch and was later called |
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| The mountains that were a large physical feture that halted movement westward for the 13 English colonies were called the |
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| Who founded Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Which group of people came to America for religious freedom, but refused to grant the same freedom to people of other faiths? |
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| What type of company allows investors to buy stock in return for a share of its future profits? |
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| These colonies were founded by settlers who wished to gain religious freedom |
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| This area is a region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast where many Southern plantations were located. |
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| Jamestown's legislative assembly was known as... |
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| Virginia House of Burgesses |
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| representatives were called |
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| Who learned how to grow tobacco and married Pocahontas? |
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| Who learned to grow corn and founded Virginia? |
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| The colony that disappeared was called.. |
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| The document that the Pilgrams signed provided for self-government and a "civil body politic" was called the |
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What was the first written constitution in America called? |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| Where did the Pilgrams land? |
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| Who was the founder of Pennsylvania? |
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| Which colonies had a large fishing and Shipbuilding industry? |
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| Which colonies depended on slave labor? |
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| Puritans were located in what area of colonies? |
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| which colonies were most egalitarian? |
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Which colonies were the tobacco plantations and Jamestown, VA. located? |
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| The most diverse colonies were the... |
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| Rice was grown in these colonies. |
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| Grains, oats and wheat were grown in these colonies. |
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Which colonies did the Puritans come from? |
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What were the names of the Jamestown Ships? |
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| The Godspeed, Discovery and the Susan Constant |
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