Quiz 2: Colonization Begins – Flashcards
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The people of England were satisfied with Elizabeth I as queen; they had little interest in exploration at that time.
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true
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Most English people belonged to the Church of England, a Catholic Church.
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false
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In order to finance their trip to the New World, the Pilgrims had to form a joint-stock company.
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true
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The Mayflower Compact was the Pilgrims' attempt at self-government.
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true
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The Pilgrims were fortunate in that their first winter was mild and not many people died.
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false
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A colony run by a governor who was directly responsible to the crown was called:
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a royal colony
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The House of Burgesses was part of the first democratic government of the colony of:
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Virginia
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The colony established by Roger Williams in which religious freedom for all was permitted was:
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Rhode Island
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John Rolfe and John Smith were associated with the colony of:
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Virginia
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The period in Europe when life was uncomplicated and quite hard was the:
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Middle Ages
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The period of the Crusades lasted nearly:
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200 years
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The Renaissance began in the country of:
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Italy
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The printing press was invented by:
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Gutenberg
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The Mayflower Compact was:
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an agreement to obey all laws made by the Pilgrim government
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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was:
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the first written constitution in America
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Who was the first Englishman to attempt to colonize the New World?
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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The first English child born in the New World was
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Virginia Dare
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The man who is credited with saving the settlement at Jamestown is:
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John Smith
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The first Englishman to grow tobacco in the New World was:
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John Rolfe
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Colonists who agreed to work for another in return for passage to America were called:
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indentured servants
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Which one of the following is true of Jamestown?
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Black slaves were brought to Jamestown in 1619.
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What did John Calvin and Martin Luther have in common?
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They broke with the Catholic Church.
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The first Englishman to sail around the world was
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Sir Francis Drake
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Gorges and Mason
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established settlements in Maine and New Hampshire
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Henry VIII
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opposed Martin Luther
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Thomas Hooker
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founded Connecticut
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Edmund Andros
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unpopular governor of the Dominion of New England
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William Bradford
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governor of the Plymouth Colony
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Separatists
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also called Pilgrims
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John Winthrop
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governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Puritans
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wanted to purify the Church of England
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Elizabeth I
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signed law, making Church of England official
