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St Augustine, Florida
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First successful American Colony.
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Jamestown
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1st English Settlement, sponsored by the Virginia Company, early leader was John Smith.
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Pocahontas
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Married John Rolfe, daughter of Powhatan, "saved John Smith", moved to england and treated like royalty.
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What did John Rolfe do?
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tobacco man.
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House of Burgesses
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1st representative assembly in Virginia
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Mayfower Compact
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1620 made by pilgrims on the Mayflower; agreed to obey "just/equal laws"
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Date of City on a Hill?
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1630
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Date Jamestown was established?
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1607
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Date The House of Burgesses took place?
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1619
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Date St Augustine, Florida was established?
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1565
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When was the Mayflower compact created?
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1630
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Anne Hutchinson, "spoke to..."
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"Spoke to God"
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How and why Did Anne Huchinson Die?
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She was killed by indians over a land dispute.
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When ang Where was Roger Williams banished from and why?
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1635, Massachusetts, because he believed in compensating indians for their land and believed in separation of church and state.
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What did Roger Williams establish?
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Providence (Rhode Island)
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When Did the Maryland Act of Religious Toleration take place?
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1649
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What did the Maryland Act of Religious Toleration state?
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All Christians were guerenteed the "free exercise" of religion.
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Who Did the Maryland Act of Religious Toleration punish?
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Those who denied the divinity of jesus.
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When did Bacon's Rebellion take place?
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1670's
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What Was Bacon's Rebellion about?
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"Not enough protection from the Indians"
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What Happened in Bacon's Rebellion?
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Many innocent Indians Killed because Bacon wanted to Rule.
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What did Bacon Promise?
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Freedom to all that joined him.
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What is the Triangular Trade trade?
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People buy slaves with run, slaves made sugar, sugar made rum.
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When was the Navigation Acts established?
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1651
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What did the Navigation Acts do?
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Forced colonies to buy and sell goods through England.
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What did the Navigation Acts Challenge?
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Dutch control of the world.
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When was the The Great Awakening?
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1730's
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What Was the Great Awakening?
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People started thinking more religiously. (Protestants).
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Who wrote Common Sense?
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Thomas Paine.
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What Was Common Sense About?
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Rights for independence.
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What were the 3 words of the American Enlightenment?
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Reason, Science, and Progress.
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When Was the French and Indian War?
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1754-1760
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Who Was the French and Indian War against?
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The British.
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What Else was the French and Indian War Called?
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The 7 year war.
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What was the Sugar Act?
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Parliment less tax on sugar but forced colonies to buy from the english.
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What did the Sugar Act reinforce?
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The Navigation Act.
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When was the Sugar Act?
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1764
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Who Did the Sugar Act affect?
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Merchants.
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What is the Stamp Act?
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Tax on all printed goods.
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Who did the Stamp Act affect?
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Everyone.
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What took place of the Stamp act when it was appealed?
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The Declaratory Act.
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What was the Declaratory Act?
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Only elected representatives can levy taxes.
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When did the Stamp Act Take Place?
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1765
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When Did the declaratory act take place?
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1766
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How Many People died in the Boston Massacre?
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5 people.
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Who Started the Boston Tea Party?
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Abagale Adams
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How did the people of the Boston tea Party disguise themselves?
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Mohawk Indians.
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What was the boston tea party protesting?
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The Tea Act of 1773.
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What was the first battle of the revolution?
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The battle of Bunker Hill.
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What else was the battle of bunker hill called?
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"The Shot heard around the world"
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Who had naturalistic ideals?
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John Locke and Sir Issac Newton
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What did the Diests belive?
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1 god and predestination.
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What is Merchantilism?
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To ensure english control.
Americans sends materials to england, england produces the goods and sends them back to america to be sold. |
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What were the Coercive Acts?
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Series of laws passed by british parliment in response to the growing unrest in the colonies.
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What did the enforcedment of the Coercive acts lead to?
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The American Revolutionary War.
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What else were the Coercive Acts Called?
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The Intolerable Acts.
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What were the Intolerable Acts?
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Massachusetts Govt. Act, The Administration of Justice Act, The Boston Port Act, and the Quartering Act.
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What was the The First Continental Congress?
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representatives of the colonies met in philidelphia to formulate actions against british policies.
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What did the second Continental Congress do?
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conducted the war,adopted the declaration of independence and the articles of confederation.
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What were Benjamin Franklins religious beliefs?
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He was a Diest.
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What Did Ben Franklin Believe religion did?
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Keep people in check.
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Who wrote the Olive Branch Petition?
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Members of the Second continental congress.
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What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
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IT was a letter to King George III, appealing to their kings to redress colonial grievances to aviod more blood shed.
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When was the declaration of independence adopted?
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july 4, 1776
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What did the declaration of independence do?
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Americans independence from England.
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what wast the Battle of Yorktown?
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The last battle of the revolutionary war.
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what did Treaty of paris do?
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Ended the American Revolutionary War.
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What did the sons and daughters of liberty do?
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Set up committees of corespondence in response to the stamp act.
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Who was William Penn?
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Founder of Pennsylvania.
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Who was James Oglethrope?
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Equalitorian; believed "no slavery" established Georgia.
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What is the Dominion Of New England?
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King put colonies together to take away their independence.
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is brett sexy?
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YES.
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