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What river was the Jamestown colony founded on/near? James River
Who created the hybrid plant that was known as Brown Gold? John Rolfe
What year did the Dutch bring the first Africans to the English colonies? 1619
What was the purpose behind Bacon's Rebellion? protect Virginas frontier
What was the Mayflower Compact? pilgrims agreement to create civil govt.
Why was Roger Williams angry with the Puritan leaders of Massachusetts? believed that buying land from the Natives,wanted separation of the church and state.
Why would Peter Stuyvessant be considered a failure in his colonial responsibilities? lost new amst. to english
Which colony was created from a portion of NY? New Amsterdam
9.Which colony is credited with having the first written constitution in America? Connecticut
10.in order to gain a favorable balance of trade a nation must... import more than they export (gold,silver)
11.which colony was smuggling the most goods,thus they lost their charter in 1684? Massachusetts bay colony
12.what was the Glorious Revolution a result of? James II being absolute monarch,catholic.
13.which group lost power as a result of reinstatement of the MA charter? France and england
14.what was the key geographical feature in the Southern colonies? mountians
16.why was there a massive decrease in the indentured servant population in the min 1600s? slavery came about
17.in which colony did the Salem Witch Trial occur? Salem,Mass. (mass. bay colony)
20.which group dominated the government of the MA Bay Company? Puritans
21.after the Glorious Revolution ,what system of monitoring the colonies was put in place,giving the colonies a taste of self-government? john locke
22.describe the farms of the new englad colonies. small,several crops,rocky soil.
24.hat was the purpose of the navigation acts? restrict colonial trade w/ any england colonies.
25.what was the "middle passage?" shipping slaves
26.what did the Enlightenment emphasize? reasoning
what did most of the settlers of jamestown direct their energy toward? searching for gold and other riches
31.what turned jamestown into a profitable enterprise? tobacco
32.what did the headright system offer? 50 acres
33.who controlled a royal colony? king
34.who founded Providence? Roger Williams
why were the first english colonies in North America established? To get rich off the land, and make England rich at the same time.
36.describe the Puritans' views and attitudes. they were after a more pure version of the Church Of England.
37.what settlers were the first to settle P.A? The Quakers
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