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US History-Ch3
Colonial America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| By 1950, _________ colonies stretched for hundreds of miles along the Atlantic coast. | English |
| The settlers of ___________ vanished around 1590, never to be seen again. | Roanoke |
| The Puritans first dropped anchor in____________. | Plymoth, Massachusetts |
| A ________ is a list of Government laws. | Constitution |
| A Puritan is someone who liked to settle disputes (with/without) violence. | without |
| The ___________ kept John White from returning to Roanoke. | Spanish Armada |
| __________ is the practice of accepting others' religious beliefs. | Religious tolerance |
| A _______ is a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony. | charter |
| If people were poor, they could catch a ride to the Americas as an _______________. | indentured servant |
| 50 acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way | Headright |
| Company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for shares of its future profits | Joint Stock Company |
| Documents granting the recipient the right to settle a colony | Charter |
| List of fundamental laws to support the government | Constitution |
| Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes | Pacifist |
| To disagree or oppose an opinion | Dissent |
| Elected representative to an assembly | Burgess |
| Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America | Indentured Servant |
| Ability to accept or put up with different rules or behaviors | Tolerance |
| To mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs | Persecute |
| Person who owes money | Debtor |
| The Jamestown settlers made a profit for their investors by raising.... | tobacco |
| What did companies often have to obtain from a King or order to start settlements in America? | Charters |
| People who left the Anglican church to practice their own form of religion were called what? | Separatists |
| This colony was established by Roger Williams and was the only colony started which granted absolute religious freedom | Rhode Island |
| Why were ports important? | East trade access for ships |
| Why did Nathaniel Bacon lead Bacon's Rebellion? | The Virginian government wasn't listening to the people |
| What significance did John Smith have on the English settlers? | He put people to work |
| What role did the Mayflower Compact play on the settlers of Plymouth? | It established the laws of the land |
| Religious groups who broke off and formed their own groups were known as ___________. | Separatists |
| Landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land | Patroon |
| Describe three significant reasons why settlers chose to come to the Americas - | They were looking for Religious Freedom They needed farmland because of overcrowding They were in debt and worked as indentured servants. |
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