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In the English Civil War, the Cavaliers captured King Charles I and beheaded him.

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To entice new workers to the colony, the Virginia Company put in place what it called the __________ system.

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What were the major characteristics of the Restoration colonies?

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The Navigation Acts were a part of the English mercantile system.

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Describe how the relationship between Europeans and Indians changed as a result of colonization.

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When it was established in 1644, the colony of Rhode Island


A) had strong ties to the church in the Massachusetts colony.
B) organized the first fully democratic government in North America.
C) had no ties to the Massachusetts colony.
D) was notable for its religious toleration.
E) banned Jews from emigrating.

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The proprietors who founded the Carolina colony


A) guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians.
B) rejected the headright system.
C) ruled the colony with dictatorial powers.
D) quickly made it a financial success.
E) banned the importation of indentured servants.

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Indians using bows and arrows often bested English settlers using matchlock rifles.

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Over time in the seventeenth century, an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society


A) with condescending admiration.
B) with fear and contempt.
C) as worth preserving.
D) as part of the Godly community.
E) as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce.

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The Massachusetts Bay Puritans


A) lived as grim and joyless people.
B) took vows of poverty as evidence of their commitment to their faith.
C) created a colonial "theocracy."
D) fought with the surrounding Indians almost immediately.
E) introduced freedom of worship to the New World.

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In colonial North America, the "middle grounds" refers to a region in which


A) no one European or Indian group held a clear dominance.
B) Indian tribes were largely able to keep out European colonists.
C) English colonists quickly became the dominant power.
D) Spanish colonists were long the dominant power.
E) French colonists managed to hold the balance of power.

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Quakers is a term applied to a dissenting English Protestant sect, the Society of Friends.

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Which New England Puritan could LEAST accurately be described as a religious dissenter?


A) Anne Hutchinson
B) John Winthrop
C) Roger Williams
D) John Wheelwright
E) Thomas Hooker

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In the seventeenth century, English Quakers


A) had a disregard for class or gender distinctions.
B) had no paid clergy.
C) were pacifists.
D) believed all could attain salvation.
E) All the answers are correct.

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Originally, the Georgia colony excluded


A) free blacks.
B) slaves.
C) indentured servants.
D) both free blacks and slaves.
E) neither free blacks nor slaves.

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During its early years, the Pennsylvania colony often faced financial ruin.

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The philosopher John Locke helped draw up the Fundamental Constitution for Carolina.

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The English Parliament enacted the Navigation Acts primarily to benefit


A) colonial American tobacco plantations.
B) British business and merchants.
C) New England merchants.
D) Virginian planters.
E) Business and planters in the British Caribbean.

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By 1670, political representation for colonists in Virginia


A) saw elections take place every two years.
B) was open to all white men over the age of twenty-one.
C) had grown more restrictive.
D) favored western counties over eastern counties.
E) expanded to include landholding black men.

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The last English colony to be established in what is now the United States was ______________.

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