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APUSH Early Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was true of married woman in the colonial era? | She generally lost control of her property when she married. |
| In the seventeenth century, what was true of slavery in British North America? | The number of slaves increased rapidly in the last quarter of the century. |
| What was true of the Northeast American Indians at the time European first began colonization? | Their political and linguistic differences hindered their united opposition to the Europeans. |
| Settlers who established the British colony in Virginia during the seventeenth century were primarily seeking to? | Profit economically |
| Liberty of conscience was defended by Roger Williams on the grounds of what? | The state was an improper and ineffectual agency in matters of the spirit. |
| By the end of the seventeenth century what was true of women in New England? | They were a majority in church congregations |
| A majority of the early English migrants to the Chesapeake Bay area were what? | Indentured Servants |
| What was the typical lay-out of a town in colonial New England? | Life was centered in clustered village with farmland surrounding villages |
| Anne Hutchinson was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 because she did what? | Challenged the religious beliefs of the colony's leaders |
| What was a result of Bacon's rebellion in 1676? | Tensions between back-country farmers and the tidewater gentry were exposed |
| Which one of the three colonial regions was most supportive of public education and why? | The New England colonies because they thought that the ability to read and understand the teachings in the Bible were a personal responsibility |
| The first important cash crop in the American colonies was what? | tobacco |
| Colleges and universities during the colonial period were dedicated primarily to the training of? | Ministers |
| The Puritans believed that the freedom to practice religion should be extended to | Puritans only |
| What most accurately describes the system of indentured service in the Chesapeake settlement during the seventeenth century? | Most indentured servants were lured by the promise of freedom upon the completion of their service |
| What was a colony that was founded as a haven for Catholics? | Maryland |
| In the seventeenth century, the Great Migration refers to the... | Settlement of the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay |
| Who is associated with the "Noble Experiment"? | William Penn |
| The headright system.... | gave 50 scres of land to anyone who would pay passage to Virginia |
| The Region that had the longest life expectancy was? | New England Colonies |
| The region that attracted the most diverse colonists was? | Middle Colonies |
| The region in which most of the labor was done by indentured servants was? | Southern Colonies |
| Two colonies that practiced religious tolerance in colonial America were | Rhode Island and Pennsylvania |
| New England town meetings and the House of Burgesses in colonial America were | Steps in the development of democracy for the colonies |
| The Mayflower Compact can best be described as ? | A promise to establish self-government that would abide by the will of the majority |
| John Winthrop's vision of Massachusetts as the "city upon the hill" was his hope that the colony | Would serve as a model society that combined the religious tenets of Calvinism in guiding government |
| The biggest reason that Europeans were able to overpower inhabitants in the New World was the | Lack of healthy tribal populations |
| Which of the following imperial powers originally settled the Hudson River Valley? | Holland (Dutch) |
| French immigrants to the new world tended to inhabit | Canada |
| John Winthrop is associated with which colony? | Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Indentured Servants were usually | Persons who voluntarily bound themselves to labor for a set number of years in return for transportation to the colonies |
| What is true about John Rolfe and his impact upon the economic development of colonial North America? | He experimented with tobacco cultivation, which soon became a profitable export |
| William Penn | Founded a colony that extended a significant degree of religious toleration |
| After bacon's rebellion, what did southern labor do? | It moved away from indentured servants and began to rely more on African Slaves. |
| Which North American colony was intended to serve a penal colony for debtors? | Georgia |
| What were the major staple crops in the southern colonies during the late 17th century? | Tobacco, rice, and indigo |
| Which early colonial trial is most associated with the first amendment's idea of freedom of the press? | The trial of John Zenger |
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