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18 Cards in this Set
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List 3 reason for English colonization
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Where was the first English child, Virginia Dare, was born ?
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Roanoke Island
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What did John White find at the Roanoke Colony when he returned from England? |
it had vanished |
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What two English companies settled Virginia? |
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What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World ? ( 1607 )
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Jamestown |
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what is the common store system?
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All products or produce are put together and then divided. Didn't work because many were lazy. |
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After the first winter at Jamestown, they changed from common store system to ________________? |
free enterprise barter and trade system (capitalism)
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__________ _________They would in turn work for a period of usually 7 years for free to pay off their passage and living expenses. Then they were free.
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Indentured Servants |
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Who wrote History of Plymouth Plantation, the first American history book?
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William Bradford |
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Which colony initially prohibited slavery and alcohol? Hint: it was the last of the original 13 colonies. |
Georgia |
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List the 13 original colonies: |
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________ _________ Routes: Africa to sell Rum and buy slaves then West Indies to sell slaves and buy molasses and finally New England to sell molasses and buy rum
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Triangular Trade
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What was the (1636) first institution of higher learning in British North America ?
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Harvard College
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Name the 3 types of colonies
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Royal colonies were established by :
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under direct authority of the king
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Proprietary colonies were established by:
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granted by the king to individual proprietors or owners
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Self-Governing colonies were established by:
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granted charters which allowed them to rule themselves
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All colonies except for Pennsylvania, all colonies had ____________ (two houses) legislatures
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bicameral
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