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20 Cards in this Set
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What two social factors influenced British colonization?
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1. Increased population
2. Economic troubles due to inflation when Spain was acquiring vast amounts of gold from the Americas. |
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Who were the "lost" colonists?
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Early British colonists that disappeared in the late 1500s.
1. a colonizing ship to Newfoundland disappeared. 2. a colony 100 settling off the coast of North Carolina was found abandoned when later British arrived. |
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What was the largest joint-stock company to invest in the Americas?
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The Virginia Company
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When was Jamestown settled?
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1607
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How many settlers originally went to Jamestown, VA?
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100
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What was the "starving time"?
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In Jamestown, VA, after half of the original 100 settlers had died from disease and Native American fighting, and after 400 more settlers arrived without supplies, the settlers tore down the town for fuel and lived in the fort where they ate vermin and even each other. 60 survived.
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Whose military expertise helped secure the survival of the Jamestown colony?
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John Smith
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What discovery made the Jamestown colony viable?
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Tobacco could be readily grown.
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Who were the first Africans in North America?
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Indentured servants in Jamestown.
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When do some scholars think Asians crossed the Bering Strait?
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12000 years ago
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What was Bacon's Rebellion?
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An uprising by a group of Virginians in 1676 after a Native American attack. The colonists led by Nathaniel Bacon were dissatisfied with how the govt was handling the matter and attacked peaceful Native American settlements.
Some scholars see it as the first manifestation of American "independent spirit." |
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Why did the Pilgrims leave Holland?
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They were tolerated but relegated to menial jobs.
Their children were assimilating into Dutch society. |
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How many people were the Pilgrims who founded Plymouth?
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100
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Who financed the Pilgrim settlement?
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The Virginia Company
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Where did the Pilgrims mean to settle?
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In Virginia.
They were blown off-course and chose to remain at Cape Cod. |
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How many Pilgrims died during the first winter?
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Over half (of 100)
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Which tribe helped the Pilgrims?
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The Wampanoag
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Which 4 states formed the "middle colonies"?
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1. New York
2. Penn 3. Delaware 4. New Jersey |
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What distinguished the middle colonies from the puritan north and the southern Virginia colonies?
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They did not establish state-sanctioned religions.
As a result, persecuted religious people immigrated there. |
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Which two states were the first to legislate separation of church and state?
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Penn
Rhode Island |
