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Europeans obtained most African slaves through African merchants along the coast
The event that did the most to push Virginia planters toward race slavery was Bacon's Rebellion
Children fathered by a freeman and born to a slave woman Inherited the mother's slave status after laws had been changed
The first slaves in England's North American colonies were in Virginia
Of the various stages from freedom in Africa to slavery in the Americas, the highest mortality rate came during the middle passage of crossing the Atlantic
The first permanent English settlement in North America was Jamestown
The first English colony was established on land controlled by the Indian chief Powhatan
After years of marginal survival Jamestown prospered with The introduction of the profitable crop, tobacco
The House of Burgesses was the earliest legislature in North America.
Captain John Smith helped Jamestown survive when he imposed work and order on the colony
The Englishman who first cultivated tobacco in Virginia was John Rolfe
The Mayflower Compact Provided the original government for the Plymouth colony
Early settlers of Puritan New England typically lived in towns modeled on English villages
The creation of the Virginia House of Burgesses was an important step in the development of democracy in colonial America because it established a representative form of government
Which statements describing the Triangular Trade are true? Goods were exchanged for men, women, and children
Which of the following factors most directly contradicted Adams' theory about the Revolution? The importance of colonial military victories in bringing about independence
Which of the following is the most likely reason why Adams dates the beginning of the American Revolution to the 1760s? New efforts by Great Britain to increase control over the colonies
Which of the following contributed most to the American Victory in the Revolution? French military and financial assistance
The Sons of Liberty initiated the Boston Tea Party in direct response to British efforts to raise tax revenue by giving the East India Company a monopoly
Which of the following contributed most directly to the enactment of the Declaratory Act? Debates over how Britain's colonies should bear the cost of the French and Indian War
Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following? The king of England and the principle of monarchy
The Declaration of Independence appealed to the philosophy of natural rights, stated the reason for separation, criticized the numerous acts by the British Parliament, and accused George III of tyranny
A major consequence of the French and Indian War of 1754-1763 was the imposition of new taxes on the British North American colonies
France decided to aid the North American colonies in their war for independence primarily because France wanted revenge for their loss in the French and Indian War
One direct long-term effect of the Navigation Act was that it contributed to the rise of opposition that ultimately fostered the independence movement
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was designed to limit western expansion of colonial settlement
British colonies in North America objected to the Stamp Act primarily because it taxed them without their consent
During the American Revolution, many women contributed to the cause of independence by collecting money, medicine, and food to supply to the Continental Army
What was the name of the first meeting of colonial leaders where they wrote a letter to the king? The First Continental Congress
In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts caused economic hardships for British merchants
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