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16 Cards in this Set
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Where is it believed that prehistoric peoples' crossed a land bridge from Asia into North America? |
Bering Strait |
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Where did the English settle on the North American continent? |
Present day Atlantic Coast of U.S. |
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What is an example of the impact Europeans had on indigenous people? |
Disease devastates the populations of New World. |
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What was NOT a way that American Indians and Europeans impacted each other? |
Spread of disease that devasted Old World populations. |
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Which is NOT a push factor that may have caused an immigrant to come into the New World? |
Wealth |
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Which group of colonial settlers wanted to reform the church of New England? |
Pilgrims |
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Which colonial settlement did the separatists found in the Americas? |
Plymouth |
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Which colonial settlement was founded by the English Catholics fleeing persecution? |
Maryland |
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What statement best describes the House of Burgesses? |
America's first law making body |
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Which English colony had originally been claimed by the Dutch? |
New York |
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What is NOT one of the original thirteen colonies? |
Maine |
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Which colonial region was characterized by the production of cash crops such as: tobacco, rice, and indigo? |
Southern region |
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Which colonial region was characterized by shipbuliding, fishing, and trading? |
New England |
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Which type of English colony was founded by private individuals who were granted the power to make and execute laws? |
Proprietary colonies |
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Which colonial region was known for bringing a egalitarian social structure and for holding town meetings? |
New England |
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How did the colonization from Virginia differ from the colonization from New England? |
Virginia had more freedom to practice religion while New England wanted to be more stuck to Calvinism in their Puritan way. New England also had a different way of handling laws, such as town meetings and the actual making of those laws. While disease struck Jamestown in a negative way, New England towns had more surviving townspeople since they prepared ahead of time for such tradgies. Jamestown had more of a grip on trade, with tobacco ,and fishing while New England colonies excepted different races. |
