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What was the House of Burgesses?
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The first government formed in Virginia
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What was Bacon’s rebellion?
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When poor farmers protested their lack of protection and burned down Jamestown
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What is an Export?
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Eleanor M. Savko 9/22/2018 A good or product that you make or grow that is ten shipped out of your country
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What was a puritan?
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A religious group that left England and founded the New England Colonies
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Who was John Smith?
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Saved Jamestown
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What is democracy?
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A government where the people get to vote and decide on laws
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What were the large tobacco farms called?
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Plantations
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What was and indentured servant?
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A person who agreed to work for seven years in exchange for free land
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What Quaker established Pennsylvania?
Eleanor M. Savko 9/22/2018 What Quaker established Pennsylvania?
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William Penn
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What is a duty?
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A tax on imported goods
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Why were the New England Colonies successful?
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The puritans believed in hard work
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How did William Penn get all of his land?
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The King of England owed him a large sum of money
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Why were the Middle colonies so successful?
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They made laws to allow for religious freedom and free speech
They made laws to allow for religious freedom and free speech. They were focused on trading with the native Americans rather than fighting them
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How did the Puritan feel about the Native Americans
How did the Puritan feel about the Native Americans? Even though they had saved them
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They thought they were “Lazy Savages”
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What was the first southern colony founded by rich Englishmen?
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Jamestown
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What colony had 100 people simply vanish?
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Roanoke
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What was the area that was founded by William Penn called?
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Pennsylvania
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What Trading post was founded by Champlain
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Quebec
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What town was founded by Dutch Trtaders
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New Amsterdam
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How did farming tobacco lead to slavery
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Tobacco is labor intensive
Requires many many workers Free workers meant more profit
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What caused Bacon’s Rebellion?
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Even though their taxes paid for these soldiers
Poor farmers got bad land with little or no protection from soldiers in Jamestown Even though their taxes paid for these soldiers
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Why was being an indentured servant not a good deal?
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Treated worse than slaves
Most died before 7 years Given the worst land far from Jamestown
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What are some of the freedoms that began in the middle colonies?
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Freedom of religion Freedom of Speech Right to a trial by jury
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Why did Jamestown do so poorly at first?
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Thought the Indians would feed them
Thought they would find gold right away Landed in hostile territory Rich men were too lazy to work Drank salty water Land in the middle of a drought Had no idea how to survive in the new world
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What are some of the differences between the New England, Middle and Southern colonies?
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Grew different crops Founded by different types of people Founded for different reasons Southern colonies based on Tobacco founded by rich Englishmen Middle Colonies founded by traders- Fostered tolerance and an ability to get along New England Colonies founded by Puritans – Lived hard working simple lives Not tolerant of other religions or other people
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EARLY COLONIES BY R. Nadeau & N. Burns
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