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| Who were the founders of Jamestown, Virginia? |
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| John Smith and Pocahontas |
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| When was African slavery introduced? |
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| Who found the Plymouth rock? (Plymouth 1620) |
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| Why was Plymouth founded? |
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| Pilgrims were considered outcasts, so they established on system of life. |
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| French and Indians battle, and lose to Colonists and British. |
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| They wanted to tax anything they could to make more money. |
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| What was the Boston Massacre? |
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| British troops went to Boston to enforce taxes. Colonists didn't like this; armed troops in crowd killed 5 people. |
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| What was the Boston Tea Party? |
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| British put tax on tea heavily and controlled trade; Colonists took crates and dumped all of the tea into the Boston Harbor. |
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| What were the Intolerabe Acts? |
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| Created after colonists dumped tea; Port of Boston was closed until they paid money back for tea, etc. |
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