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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