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William Bradford


A) Connecticut
B) Georgia
C) Maryland
D) Massachusetts Bay
E) New Jersey
F) Pennsylvania
G) Plymouth
H) Rhode Island
I) Virginia

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After being banished from Massachusetts because of his strict interpretation of the Puritan faith,Roger Williams founded Rhode Island.

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Different from the rest of the British Colonies,Maryland,a ________,was owned by Lord Baltimore.


A) proprietary colony
B) royal colony
C) penal colony
D) secular colony
E) slave-owning colony

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What was the ratio of slaves who died while aboard ships to the New World to those who survived the trip?


A) 1:3
B) 1:6
C) 1:10
D) 1:25
E) 1:100

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Nathaniel Bacon was a former indentured servant who led a Virginia rebellion.

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Discuss the transition of New Netherland into New York.

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Because of this product,it became necessary for the American Colonies to increase their labor force.


A) Tobacco
B) Corn
C) Maize
D) Cotton
E) Cattle

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By the mid-1670s,many of Virginia's free white adult males owned no land and squatting became a significant problem.

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During their time of a person served for indentured servitude,they were forbidden


A) from marriage.
B) from participating in trade.
C) from owning property.
D) from owning tools.
E) from being punished for bad behavior.

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In the 17th century,owning slaves did not signify a moral weakness.It was commonly thought that slavery was a normal institution in an imperfect world.

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Why was indentured servitude originally considered for the American colonies?


A) It allowed people to practice freely whatever religion they wanted.
B) England could get rid of undesirable citizens.
C) There was a shortage of laborers.
D) Nobody wanted to move to the colonies due to the continuous attacks by Native Americans.
E) Cotton was very labor intensive,and a cheap source of labor was needed to maximize profits.

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George Carteret


A) Connecticut
B) Georgia
C) Maryland
D) Massachusetts Bay
E) New Jersey
F) Pennsylvania
G) Plymouth
H) Rhode Island
I) Virginia

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Pennsylvania colonists had a different experience with the Native Americans than most other colonies.Why?


A) None lived in that area.
B) Their founder worked from the start to have good relations with them.
C) When the settlers arrived they purposefully wiped them all out.
D) They settled in an area known for having peaceful natives.
E) They did not seek to convert them Christianity.

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This term was used to describe the trip slaves took across the Atlantic Ocean.


A) The slave trade
B) The Underground Railroad
C) The Black Diaspora
D) The Middle Passage
E) The Triangular Trade

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Lord Baltimore


A) Connecticut
B) Georgia
C) Maryland
D) Massachusetts Bay
E) New Jersey
F) Pennsylvania
G) Plymouth
H) Rhode Island
I) Virginia

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Sir Edwin Sandys took over the Virginia Company in 1618 and instituted important changes that stabilized the colony.

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The Virginia colony began to grow and eventually prosper when John Rolfe


A) adapted an Indian practice of growing tobacco for shipping to England.
B) discovered gold on the Yorktown Peninsula.
C) married Pocahontas and established an alliance with her father,ending the wars between the colony and the Powhatans.
D) established the headright system in the colony to bring the population under his control.
E) introduced slavery to make up for the labor shortage.

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Discuss the impact Bacon's Rebellion had on indentured servitude and African slavery.

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Why did the colonies of Spain pale in comparison to those of the English at the turn of the 18th century?


A) They did not have the Protestant work ethic.
B) They were tightly controlled by the authorities in Spain.
C) They were constantly fighting Native American attacks.
D) Their colonies were established in areas unfit for survival.
E) Their mother country was wracked with civil war and their colonies received no oversight from the crown.

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Discuss the relationship between the settlers and the natives in Virginia,Massachusetts,and Carolina.

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