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What did the population expansions in the 1400s lead to?
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poverty, starvation, political disorder
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More people, less resources...
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What strengthened the monarchy in the 1400s?
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Organized warfare
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What was the result of Columbus' exploration?
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opened up the New World for further exploration; provided new opportunities for European countries
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Who destroyed Aztec civilization?
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Cortes
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What were the reasons for joint-stock companies?
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commercial motivation (gold, glory, religion)
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What cash crops did VA attempt to grow in the New World?
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grapes, silk, indigo, cotton, oranges, olives, sugar, etc
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What cash crops did VA attempt to grow in the New World?
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grapes, silk, indigo, cotton, oranges, olives, sugar, etc
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What cash crop was VA successful at growing?
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tobacco
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What cash crops were early SC successful at growing?
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rice, indigo
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What was the first example of representative government in the colonies?
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Jamestown- house of burgesses
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In the Massachusetts Bay colony, what government did they have?
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General Court (not purely democratic)
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Which colonies were French?
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Quebec, Martinique, St. Christopher, Guadeloupe
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Where did the English settle?
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present-day eastern America and part of Canada
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Where were the Spanish colonies?
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Mexico, Florida, and Texas
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Where were the Dutch?
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Canada, West Indies
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North, South, or Middle: William Bradford.
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North
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Plymouth.
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North, South, or Middle: John Winthrop.
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North
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Mass. Bay
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Who founded Mass. Bay colony?
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John Winthrop
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Who founded Rhode Island?
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Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson
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Who founded Hartford?
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Thomas Hooker
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What did New Amsterdam become?
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New York
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Who founded New York?
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James, Duke of york
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What was the "Holy Experiment?"
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William Penn's PA
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What kind of colony was Maryland?
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Proprietary
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What kind of colony was Carolina?
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proprietary
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there were 8 of them
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Who founded GA?
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james oglethorpe
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Why was GA established?
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haven for criminals; boundary
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What was passed in MD to ease religious tensions?
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Toleration Act
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What did the Toleration Act say?
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guaranteed freedom of religion to anyone who believed in Jesus
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What is mercantilism?
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exploitation of the colonies
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What would mercantilism do for Europe?
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ensure a favorable balance of trade
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Why did Parliament enact the Navigation Acts?
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commercial competition by the Dutch
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What did the Nav. Acts do?
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reserved the entire trade of the colonies to English ships and required that the captain and 3/4 of its crew be English; declared enumerated items
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