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English Colonization - Unit Test

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What were the motives for the English colonization of America?   economic opportunity, political freedom, social mobility  
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This settlement ws teh first attempt by the English to settle America. It was a failure   Roanoke  
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The biggest demand for slaves was in the ________ colonies:   Southern  
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Which was not a New England colong? Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Conneticut   Maryland  
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Which was not a Middle colony: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland   Maryland  
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Which was not a Southern colony: Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia   Pennsylvania  
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We signed contracts that bound us to someone for a period of time in exchange for passage to America. We are   indentured servants  
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Which of the following religious groups would have been most happy with the religious laws in England dur the 1600's?   Anglicans  
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The first Africans to arrive in the English colony of Jamestown, came as:   indentured servants  
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The Pilgrams and the Puritans both settle in the colony of:   Massachusetts  
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The southern most colony was:   Georgia  
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Who provided the funds needed to establish a corporate colony?   the joint stock company  
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The first permanent settlement to be established by the English was at:   Jamestown  
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The cash crop that became Virginia's "gold" was   tobacco  
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Indentured servants (such as "Richard") took risks to come to the New World for all of the following reasons expcept: they wanted adventure and excitement, they wanted to see far places, they hoped for new opportunities in America, escape Eurpoean disea   to escape Eurpoean diseases  
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The colony of Plymouth was established to enable people to have freedom:   of religion  
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The Pilgrims were a religious group in England that were called   Separatists  
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The House of Burgesses was an example of:   representative government  
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Native Amerians helped Plymough colonists by:   teaching them how to plant new crops and new ways to hunt  
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Which statement is true of both the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements? gold was found at each site, both celebrated Thanksgiving, many settlers died the first winter, settlers landed in springtime   many settlers died from the first winter  
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under direct control of the monarch (king)   Royal/Crown Colony  
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surplus of a product sold for money   Cash crop  
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private business that sold shares to investors   Joint Stock Company  
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a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company in order to set up a colony   Charter  
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established by a charter given to an individual or individuals   Proprietary Colony  
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