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Which colony adopted the Act Concerning Religion in 1649, which institutionalized the principle of religious toleration
Maryland
Who was the most prominent Native American leader in the original area of English settlement in Virginia
Powhatan
How did Pocahontas play a key role in Jamestown society
She served as an intermediary between Powhatan and English leaders.
Was Powhatan the highest authority
He was the highest authority in the land when English colonists arrived and built Jamestown fort
he expansion of tobacco cultivation in the early 1600s led to an increase in demand for which of the following labor groups
Indentured servants.
Which of the following lists these colonies in the proper chronological order by the dates they were founded?
Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island
Jamestown was originally settled by only men
True
The Mayflower Compact established
a civil government for Plymouth colony
On completing their terms, each male indentured servant received full church membership and grants of land
false
The English Civil War resulted in Charles I remaining on the throne.
false
The headright system led to fewer people from England coming to Virgini
false
The Mayflower Compact of 1620 asserted that
just and equal laws made by male representatives onboard were to rule.
The main lure for the majority of migrants from England to the New World was
land ownership
what did Powhatan do?
responsible for uniting dozens of tribes into a single, powerful alliance
Believing that tobacco was harmful to one's health, King James I warned against its use
true
Colonial Massachusetts was organized into self-governing towns.
true
Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts for advocating freedom of individual conscience and religious choice
true
The English increasingly viewed America as a land where a man could control his own labor and thus gain independence.
true
The first Thanksgiving celebrated the Pilgrims' survival and a successful harvest
true
when was James town founded
1607
How long were indentured servents usually contract
5-7 years
Cecilius Calvert envisioned Maryland as a refuge for
Catholics
Why was the death rate in early Jamestown incredibly high
Disease and lack of food took a heavy toll
A key motivation behind early English settlement in the American colonies was
acquisition of land, and thus a measure of personal independence. escape from the material and spiritual corruptions of England. the profits to be made in transatlantic commerce.
Roger Williams argued that
church and state must be totally separated
Tobacco production in Virginia
enriched an emerging class of planters and certain members of the colonial government
In the 1600s in Massachusetts, full church membership was not required to vote in colony-wide elections
false