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European Settlement

European Settlement of North America (17th Century)

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What was the first successful colony of the Americas? Jamestown, Virginia
Who were contracted workers that could not afford to come to the Americas, but worked for the cost of the trip across the Atlantic? Indentured Servant
What conflict had rallied forces of planters against the Native Americans? Bacon's Rebellion
What was the was the first legislative body of the colonies? The House of Burgesses
What are crops that are in large demand and provide the bulk of a region's income? Staple Crops
What religious group settled in Massachusetts for "pure biblical teachings?" The Puritans
What did tax-paying citizens go to to meet and discuss/vote on town issues? Town Meetings
What established partial membership in the church for the children and the grandchildren of full church members? Half-way Covenant
Pennsylvania became a home for the people who promoted equality, practiced pacifism and wanted to deal fairly with the Native Americans known as? Quakers
Before the state was named "New York," what was its name and who owned it? New Amsterdam; Dutch
Which colonial region was most known for plantations, large numbers of slaves, and the production of rice and tobacco? Southern
What is the ability to move from one social status to another? Social Mobility
What is the theory that countries grow wealthier and maintain their national security by consistently exporting more than they import? Mercantilism
The colonial business in which Europeans transported African slaves to America and sold them to white slave owners was called? The Atlantic Slave Trade
What forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains without consent? The Proclamation of 1763
Under what law did the British government tax nearly all printed materials by requiring that is bear a governmental stamp? The Stamp Act
What groups came about to support the colonies and enforce boycotts? The Sons of Liberty and The Daughters of Liberty
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