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what year did the Pilgrims reach Americ
1620
resulted in the burning of Jamestown
Bacon's Rebellion
settlers attacked Indians without government permission
Bacon's Rebellion
man who established a colony for Roman Catholics, known as lord Baltimore
Cecilius Calvert
had Savannah as its first settlement
Georgia
passed an Act of Toleration guaranteeing religious freedom
Maryland
was heavily populated during the "Great Migration
Massachusetts
Most of its colonies were originally charter colonies
New England colonies
the name of the Dutch colony later called New York
New Netherlands
What was the name for those two larger grants of land in the Dutch colony
PATROONS
colonists captured Indians and sold them as slaves
Pequot War
tax that was the main source of income for colonial governments
Property taxes
William Penn was a
Quaker
what is another name for the "society of friends"
Quakers
what routes did settlers usually follow inland
Rivers
man determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state
Roger Williams
what kind of colony was supervised directly by the king?
Royal
the French Huguenots had a particularly strong presence in
South Carolina
List to cash crops important to the Carolina colonies
Tobacco and indigo
(t/f) the German were one of the three largest groups of immigrants to the colonies
True
(t/f) Massachustts was a leading colony in the provision of education for its children
True
(t/f) New England has a thin, rocky soil
True
(t/f) New England's settlers often turned to fishing for a living
True
(t/f) New Netherland was settled by patroons
True
(t/f) New Netherland's claim was secured by Henry Hudson
True
(t/f) black slaves often served as household servants in the northern colonies
True
(t/f) farmers in the middle colonies raised much cereal grain
True
(t/f) most of the early colonists relied upon locally grown food and natural resources found nearby
True
(t/f) new england's climate is colder that that of the other two regions
True
(t/f) new settlers were given citizenship at a town meeting
True
(t/f) night watchmen were appointed at a town meeting
True
(t/f) some colonists continued to send their sons to school in Europe even after American colleges were funded
True
(t/f) the English were one of the three largest groups of immigrants to the colonies
True
(t/f) the Scots-Irish were one of the three largest groups of immigrants to the colonies
True
(t/f) the ideal colonial family was one in which the father played a strong role
True
(t/f) the southern colonies had generally rich soil and long growing seasons
True
(t/f) ways to help the poor were considered at
True
Joint stock companies provided a means for raising money to support a new colonyTrue or false
True
New Netherland was governed by Peter Minuit (t/f)
True
The Dutch founded Delaware true or false
True
The possibility of owning land in America encouraged many English settlers to go there True or false
True
True or false the pilgrims did not land and settle in the area for which they had obtained permission
True
all of the colonies established legislatures (t/f)
True
both Roman Catholic and protestants settled Maryland True or false
True
"friend" who accepted a colony as payment of a debt
William Penn
colonial city that became the leading center of government and culture among the southern colonies
Williamsburg, Virginia
the most important crop to the survival of the colonies
corn
(t/f) the French were one of the three largest group of immigrants to the colonies
false
occupation of most early colonists
farming
the undeveloped area at the edge of the colonial settlements
frontier
these colonies had original settlements by the DDutch and Swedes
middle colonies
which group of colonies had several navigable rivers to aid transportation and settlement
middle colonies
which group of colonies was not particularly british in culture
middle colonies
where did colonial fishermen often go to catch codfish
new England coast and grand banks of newfoundland
which group of colonies had local government in town meetings
new England colonies
which group of colonies had timber used for shshipbuilding industry
new England colonies
large farms in the southern colonies
plantations
where Christian Indians lived to learn about European laws, manners, and town life
praying towns
name one way colonists cared for the poor
putting out
what motive for colonial settlement gave the heritage of the U.S. a great distinction
religious freedom
what religious group did the Pilgrims belong to
separatists
one of its colonies was founded for Roman Catholics
southern colonies
which group of colonies had the location of the piedmont and tidewater
southern colonies
Delaware was different from the other English colonies because it was first settled by the
swedes
popular vehicle the colonists used to move their belongings inland
the Conestoga wagon
what term was used to describe the Africans' journey to the new world
the Middle Passage
officials appointed by colonial governors to hold court and serve various public needs
the justices of the peace
had the power of the purse in the colonies
the legislature
what were the colonial armies called
the militia
the trade network between the americans, Europe, and Africa
the triangular trade network
(t/f) in the British colonies, the Puritans were the group most actively involved with missions to the Indians
true
joint stock companies were used to form which type of colony
Charter
colony that was settled by people from Massachusetts Bay who wanted more land, as a result of overcrowding
Connecticut
received the land of the former Dutch colony of New Netherland from the King of England
Duke of York
(t/f) Maryland was the most tolerant colony toward various religions
False
(t/f) New Netherland later became New Hampshire
False
(t/f) a legislature was elected at a town meeting
False
(t/f) colonial women usually had the same legal rights as men
False
(t/f) elections were conducted by secret ballot in the colonies
False
(t/f) industries grew in the south to supply manufactured goods for the colonists
False
(t/f) no roads were build during the colonial era false
False
(t/f) slaves had to work about twice as long each day as other workers of the colonial era
False
(t/f) the Unitarian movement had little effect on intellectuals
False
(t/f) the colonists were not much concerned with strict social classes
False
(t/f) the new England colonies had a region with a wide, level coastal plain
False
By the mid-1600's, the colonists were no longer threatened by Indian attacks (t/f)
False
The pilgrims were Puritans True or false
False
True or false Proprietary colonies were under the direct control of the king
False
True or false the anglers prohibited Roman Catholics from migrating to American
False
True or false the settling of Connecticut a rose out of controversy With Massachusetts
False
True or faults The Puritans demanded a strict separation of church and state matters
False
few early colonists believed in the supernatural works of God (t/f)
False
English general who wanted to help debtors
James Oglethorpe
puritan minister who translated the Bible into Algonquin
John Eliot
governor who wanted his colony to be "a city set upon a hill"
John Winthrop
resulted in the loss of the Indian way of life
King Phillip's War
spread through Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Maine
King Phillip's War
