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What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
- Plymouth Colony
- Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Roanoke Island
- Jamestown (correct)
Who introduced smoking tobacco to the British court?
Who introduced smoking tobacco to the British court?
- Roger Williams
- Sir Walter Raleigh (correct)
- John Winthrop
- John Smith
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
- To pay the Native Americans for their land
- To establish a system of government for the Plymouth Colony (correct)
- To declare independence from Britain
- To establish religious toleration in the colonies
Who advocated for the separation of religion and government in the colonies?
Who advocated for the separation of religion and government in the colonies?
What was the significance of the Fundamental Orders?
What was the significance of the Fundamental Orders?
Which war was the first major conflict between the Puritans and Native Americans?
Which war was the first major conflict between the Puritans and Native Americans?
What did the Act of Toleration in Maryland establish?
What did the Act of Toleration in Maryland establish?
Who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious views?
Who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious views?
Which of the following best describes John Winthrop's view on social order in Puritan society?
Which of the following best describes John Winthrop's view on social order in Puritan society?
Who was the Portuguese prince responsible for sponsoring explorations that led to Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic?
Who was the Portuguese prince responsible for sponsoring explorations that led to Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic?
In what year did Columbus sail to America?
In what year did Columbus sail to America?
Where did Columbus first land in the Americas?
Where did Columbus first land in the Americas?
Which Spanish conquistador overthrew the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
Which Spanish conquistador overthrew the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
In which century did the Spanish conquistadors invade Central and South America?
In which century did the Spanish conquistadors invade Central and South America?
What animal did the Spanish introduce to the Americas?
What animal did the Spanish introduce to the Americas?
What was an 'encomienda' in Spanish colonial America?
What was an 'encomienda' in Spanish colonial America?
What was the House of Burgesses?
What was the House of Burgesses?
What was the primary cause of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676?
What was the primary cause of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676?
What was a significant consequence of Bacon's Rebellion?
What was a significant consequence of Bacon's Rebellion?
What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by the English Parliament?
What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by the English Parliament?
Which of the following statements about Bacon's Rebellion is NOT true?
Which of the following statements about Bacon's Rebellion is NOT true?
What happened to Governor William Berkeley after Bacon's Rebellion?
What happened to Governor William Berkeley after Bacon's Rebellion?
How did England respond to Bacon's Rebellion?
How did England respond to Bacon's Rebellion?
What was the primary motivation behind the Navigation Acts?
What was the primary motivation behind the Navigation Acts?
Study Notes
- House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in the Colonies, with a Burgess representing each area.
- Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 was an armed uprising led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley in Virginia, caused by resentment towards friendly Indian policies and taxation, involving both black and white indentured servants.
- Navigation Acts passed in the English Parliament in 1651, 1660, and 1663 aimed to regulate colonial trade, allowing England to collect taxes in the Colonies, reflecting the lucrative source of wealth and trade the colonies represented.
- Key early British colonies included the first in Roanoke Island, named Virginia, and Jamestown, established by Raleigh with John Smith as a leader, and where tobacco crops were first introduced.
- The Mayflower Compact was a document created by Pilgrims prior to landing, establishing a "civil body politic", while the Great Migration saw nearly 20,000 pilgrims migrate to New England from 1630-1642.
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