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105 Cards in this Set
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The first agreement for self-gov't in America is called the?
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Mayflower Compact
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What was signed by the 41 men on the "ship" and set up a gov't for the Plymouth colony?
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Mayflower Compact
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When was the Mayflower compact signed?
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1620
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The ________ were separatists who believe that the Church of England could not be reformed.
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Pilgrims
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What kind of groups were illegal in England and who were a part of it?
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Separatists; Pilgrims
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Where did the Pilgrims flee to and where did they settle?
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America-Plymouth
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The _______ were non-separatists who wished to adopt reforms to purify the Church of England.
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Puritans
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Who received a right to settle in the Massachusetts Bay area from the King of England?
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Puritans
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Who gave the Puritans the right to settle and govern a colony in the Mass. Bay area?
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King Charles
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What type of colony did the Puritans establish and when?
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political freedom and a representative gov't; 1629
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Who left the Mass. colony and purchased the land from a neighboring Indian tribe to found the colony of Rhode Island?
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Roger Williams
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What colony did Roger Williams found and when?
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Rhode Island; 1635
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Rhode Island was the only colony at that time (1635) to offer what?
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Complete religious freedom
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A company made up of a group of shareholders are called? Where each shareholder contributes some money to the company and recieves some share of the company's profits and debts.
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Joint Stock Company
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What, as a profit-earning venture formed Virginia?
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The VA company
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What was the major problem in VA?
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Starvation
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About how much (%) of the colonitsts died the 1st year in VA?
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90%
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What happened to the survivors from the colonists and what happened to the company?
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They left; company had trouble attracting new colonists
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Who offered private land ownership in the colony to attract settlers?
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The VA Company
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When did VA become a succesful colony after the VA company went bankrupt?
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After the colonists started raising and exporting tobacco.
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Who helped find and govern Jamestown?
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John Smith
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What did John SMith's leadership and strict discipline help the VA colony for?
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to get through the difficult 1st winter
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Who was one of the English settlers at Jamestown and married Pocahontas?
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John Rolfe
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What was Rolfe able to discover which made VA and economically succesful economy? (2 things)
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1. how to succesfully grow tobacco
2. how to cure tobacco for export |
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When did the first African slaves in America arrive in the VA colony and what does this embark?
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1619 marks the beginning of slavery
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Who formed the 1st legislative body in colonial America and when?
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The VA house of burgesses; 1619
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Who formed the 1st legislative body in colonial America and when?
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The VA house of burgesses; 1619
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Who formed the 1st legislative body in colonial America and when?
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The VA house of burgesses; 1619
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Who formed the 1st legislative body in colonial America and when?
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The VA house of burgesses; 1619
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Who formed the 1st legislative body in colonial America and when?
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The VA house of burgesses; 1619
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Who formed the 1st legislative body in colonial America and when?
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The VA house of burgesses; 1619
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Later after the 1st legislative body in colonial America was form, what did other colonies adopt?
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House of Burgesses
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Later after the 1st legislative body in colonial America was form, what did other colonies adopt?
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House of Burgesses
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Later after the 1st legislative body in colonial America was form, what did other colonies adopt?
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House of Burgesses
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What do you call the English nobility, who recieved large land grants in eastern VA from the King of England?
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Cavaliers
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Who formed the 1st legislative body in colonial America and when?
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The VA house of burgesses; 1619
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Later after the 1st legislative body in colonial America was form, what did other colonies adopt?
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House of Burgesses
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Later after the 1st legislative body in colonial America was form, what did other colonies adopt?
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House of Burgesses
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What do you call the English nobility, who recieved large land grants in eastern VA from the King of England?
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Cavaliers
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Who formed the 1st legislative body in colonial America and when?
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The VA house of burgesses; 1619
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When was Jamestown established?
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1607
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What do you call the English nobility, who recieved large land grants in eastern VA from the King of England?
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Cavaliers
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Later after the 1st legislative body in colonial America was form, what did other colonies adopt?
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House of Burgesses
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What do you call the English nobility, who recieved large land grants in eastern VA from the King of England?
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Cavaliers
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Later after the 1st legislative body in colonial America was form, what did other colonies adopt?
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House of Burgesses
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When was Jamestown established?
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1607
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What do you call the English nobility, who recieved large land grants in eastern VA from the King of England?
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Cavaliers
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Who established Jamestown and as a what?
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The VA Company of London; as a business venture
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When was Jamestown established?
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1607
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When was Jamestown established?
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1607
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Later after the 1st legislative body in colonial America was form, what did other colonies adopt?
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House of Burgesses
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When was Jamestown established?
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1607
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What do you call the English nobility, who recieved large land grants in eastern VA from the King of England?
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Cavaliers
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What do you call the English nobility, who recieved large land grants in eastern VA from the King of England?
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Cavaliers
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Who established Jamestown and as a what?
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The VA Company of London; as a business venture
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What do you call the English nobility, who recieved large land grants in eastern VA from the King of England?
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Cavaliers
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Who established Jamestown and as a what?
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The VA Company of London; as a business venture
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When was Jamestown established?
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1607
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When was Jamestown established?
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1607
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Who established Jamestown and as a what?
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The VA Company of London; as a business venture
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Who established Jamestown and as a what?
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The VA Company of London; as a business venture
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When was Jamestown established?
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1607
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Who established Jamestown and as a what?
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The VA Company of London; as a business venture
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Who established Jamestown and as a what?
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The VA Company of London; as a business venture
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Who established Jamestown and as a what?
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The VA Company of London; as a business venture
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What was the first permanent English colony?
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Jamestown
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Who were angry with the VA Governor Berkley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western settlements?
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Nathanial Bacon and other western VA settlers
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The _______ formed an army in _(date)__ with Bacon as its leader, which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city.
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frontiersmen; 1676
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When did Bacon's rebellion suddenly end?
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When Bacon died of an illness
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Where was tobacco grown in??
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Virginia, Maryland, and NC
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What was grown in SC and GA?
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Rice
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What 2 things are grown in SC?
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Rice and Indigo
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Who received a land grant from King Charles II in 1681?
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William Penn
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What was the land grant Penn received in 1681 for?
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to form a colony that would provide a haven for Quakers
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What was Penn's colony and what did it allow?
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Pennsylvania; religious freedom
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The middle colonies produced what crops?
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staple crops-primarily grain and corn
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Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, statesman, and Founding Father. Who is he?
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Benjamin Franklin
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Franklin was one of the few Americans _________ ________ in Europe, primarily due to his discoveries in the field of _____________.
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highly respected; electricity
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founders established churches Pennsylvania: Founded by ____________.
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William Penn
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What was Penn and what was his purpose in founding Penn.?
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Quaker; provide protection for Quakers
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What was formed as a colony where Catholics would be free from persecution?
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MD
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Rhode Island was formed to provide a haven for all what? +Examples. (2)
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persecuted religions including all Christian denominations and Jews
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What occured from 1739-1744?
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The Great Awakening
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What do you call the sudden outbreak of religious fervor that swept through the colonies?
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The Great Awakening
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The Great Awakening was one of the 1st events to what?
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unify the colonies
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What had declined by the 1730's and where people got upset about it?
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Puritanism because of the decline in religious piety(goodness)
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What do you call the backbone of New England's economy during the colonial period?
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Triangular Trade
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Ships from New England sailed first to where relating to the triangular trade?
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Africa
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What did New England exchange with Africa and vise versa?
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New England exchanged rum for slaves
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The slaves from were shipped to where? And this was called the?
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Carribean; Middle Passage
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What had declined by the 1730's and where people got upset about it?
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Puritanism because of the decline in religious piety(goodness)
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What do you call the backbone of New England's economy during the colonial period?
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Triangular Trade
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Ships from New England sailed first to where relating to the triangular trade?
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Africa
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What did New England exchange with Africa and vise versa?
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New England exchanged rum for slaves
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The slaves from were shipped to where? And this was called the?
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Carribean; Middle Passage
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In the Caribbean, what were slaves traded for?
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Sugar and Molasses
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After trading slaves for Sugar and Molasses in the Caribbean, what did the ships do and what happened to the molasses?
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They returned back to New England where they used molasses to make rum for another trade.
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What did they call the several accusations of witchcraft which led to sensational trials?
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Salem witch trials
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Where were the Salem witch trials held at?
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Salem, Mass.
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Who presided as the chief judge during the Salem Witch Trials?
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Cotton Mather
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How many people were hanged as witches?
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18
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After the hanging of individuals during the Salem Witch Trials, what did most of the people involved admit?
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That the trials and executions had been a terrible mistake
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These people were the ones who could not afford passage to the colonies so they became ________ ___________.
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Indentured Servants
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What would an individual considered as an indentured servant do and how would they get to America?
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Another person would pay for the servant's passage and in exchange, they would serve that person for a set lenght of time and then would be free.
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How long do average indentured servants work for?
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7 years
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