U.S. History chapter 1-4 – Flashcards
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            What was the puritans goal for the Anglican Church?
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        They want to purify the church and get rid of all the catholic
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            The first New England settlement, founded in 1620, was:
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        The Plymouth colony
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            The first document to establish self- government- and the decisions of the majority in North America was:
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        Mayflower compact
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            The Wampanoag leader was:
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        Massasoit
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            The Pequot war began primarily along the:
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        Connecticut valley
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            Freemen in the general court in Massachusetts were those male property holders who:
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        Church members
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            The settlers in which area adopted the fundamental orders?
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        Connecticut
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            Roger Williams founded:
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        Rhode Island
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            Who argued for a separation of church and state ?
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        Pilgrims
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            An antinomian is someone who:
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        Someone who claimed to be free from obedience of moral law
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            Anne Hutchinson held religious meetings in:
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        Her house
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            What was governor winthrops opinion of Anne Hutchinson?
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        He would have been against her ideas
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            What happened in 1642 that slowed the number of settlers in New England?
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        English civil war
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            Unlike the Virginia settlers, most New Englanders settled in America with:
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        Their families
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            Compared to families in the Chesapeake region, New England families:
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        Clustered into communities
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            In early New England, women's economic contributions:
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        Mostly household stuff
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            Those who oversaw the day to day affairs of most Massachusetts towns were called:
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        Selectmen
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            Relative to Virginia's economy, New England's economy was:
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        Diversified economy
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            London merchants generally--------- New England trade.
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        Complained
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            New England merchants focused on trade with:
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        West Indies
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            The first Europeans in the Caribbean concentrated on what economic activity?
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        Sugar
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            By the 1640's the principle crop grown in Barbados went from tobacco to:
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        Sugar
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            The switch to sugar as the primary crop in the West Indies led to:
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        Slavery
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            How did slaves manage to preserve some elements of normal life under the brutal conditions of slavery and the slave codes?
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        Married African women, gave African names
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            Which colonies were founded during the region of Charles II
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        Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
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            Who devised the "fundamental constitution of Carolina"?
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        Anthony cooper and John Locke
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            This crop, introduced in the 1690s became a staple for the Carolina economy:
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        Rice
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            The profits earned from rice persuaded Carolina planters to do what?
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        Invest more heavily in slave labor
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            By 1708 in Carolina, what was the ratio of slaves to white settlers?
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        2 slaves per settler
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            William Penn belonged to which religious sect?
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        Quacker
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            Which area separated itself from Pennsylvania to effectively form its own colony?
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        Delaware
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            The Dutch colony of New Netherlands split to become the two proprietary colonies of:
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        New York & New Jersey
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            New York City had formerly been called:
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        New Amsterdam
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            What situation interrupted France's efforts to establish a foothold in North America?
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        Religious warfare between Catholics and Protestants
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            Who founded a permanent settlement in Quebec in 1608?
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        Samuel de Chaplain
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            Which product fueled the demand for furs in Europe in the early 1600s ?
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        Beaver fur hats
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            What was the first permanent French settlement in Canada?
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        Quebec
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            What is the meaning of the term filles du Roi?
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        Kings daughters  French sent 700 women to marry men and have a family in Canada.
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            The total number of French settlers in Canada:
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        15,000
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            The Dutch won their independence from:
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        Spain
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            The Dutch republic was:
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        Intent on challenging catholic Spain's power in the new world as well as old
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            By 1600, which group had become the leading economic power in Europe?
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        Dutch
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            Which of the following regions had the greatest population in 1700?
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        New England
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            The instrument of colonial dominance for the Dutch was the?
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        The Dutch east India company
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            The Virginia company was composed primarily of merchants from:
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        London, England
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            What was the first settlement established by the Virginia company?
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        Jamestown
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            Who was the leader of the James town settlement?
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        Captain John Smith
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            What was the house of burgesses?
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        Legislature of colonial Virginia  1st organized in 1619 1st institution of rep government
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            Who was Pocahontas' husband?
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        John Rolfe
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            Who was Pocahontas' father?
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        Powhatan
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            What were the greatest causes of death in the Virginia company's settlements?
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        Disease
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            Falling tobacco prices led the colonist to:
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        Produce more tobacco
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            Indentured servants received what for labor?
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        Food, clothing, shelter
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            Calvert intended for Maryland to be a:
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        Refuge for others of his faith (catholic)
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            The figure ruled the England as a protectorate for nearly a decade:
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        Oliver Cromwell
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            Which law passed in 1649, called for freedom of worship for all Christians?
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        Act of religious toleration
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            Widows in the English colonies could control their husbands property until when?
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        They got remarried or their son was old enough
