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100
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown. It was established in 1607 and struggled for many years before becoming profitable.
100
This treaty ended the war of Spanish Succession and granted the British the right to purchase slaves from the Portuguese. What were some of the consequences?
The Treaty of Utrecht 1715.
-British merchants were now allowed to buy slaves from the Portuguese in West Africa.
- Ensured that the French and Spanish thrones remained separate.
- Resulted in major territorial concessions by France in North America.
- Resulted in major territorial concessions by France in North America.
- Brought peace between France and Britain during the Second Hundred Years War.
100
A Powhatan princess who married John Rolfe.
Pocahontas
100
The Intolerable Acts-
These laws were aimed at punishing Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Boston Tea Party protest. The four acts included the Boston Port Act, (Blockaded Boston) the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act (face trial in England), and the Quartering Act. (troops in houses)
200
The name of the company that was the first to attempt making Virginia a profitable enterprise.
The Virginia Company
200
A set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower. When Pilgrims and other settlers set out on the ship for America in 1620, they intended to lay anchor in northern Virginia. But after treacherous shoals and storms drove their ship off course, the settlers landed in Massachusetts instead
The Mayflower Compact 1620.
200
An English soldier and explorer who was born in Lincolnshire and had an adventurous life as a soldier, pirate, enslaved person, colonist and author—though many historians question the details of his life. He claims to have had his life saved by Pocahontas and is largely credited with keeping the colonists alive by trading.
John Smith
200
Why did slavery expand most rapidly in the south and not the north among the early English colonies?
200
What event took place in 1773 that led to the reoccupation of Boston by British forces?
The Boston Tea Party 1773.
300
What was the cash crop that saved the Virginia Company from financial collapse?
Tabacco!
300
Which document was signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II, who became co-rulers in England after the overthrow of King James II? What did it accomplish?
The English Bill of Rights 1689. Many experts regard the English Bill of Rights as the primary law that set the stage for a constitutional monarchy in England. It’s also credited as being an inspiration for the U.S. Bill of Rights. Many experts regard the English Bill of Rights as the primary law that set the stage for a constitutional monarchy in England. It’s also credited as being an inspiration for the U.S. Bill of Rights. The bill outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy.
300
This English colonist and noblemen developed a strain of Tabacco that became enormously popular in England.
John Rolfe
300
What is the name of the Atlantic crossing from West Africa to the Americas where 14 million people were transported and sold into slavery?
The Middle Passage or the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
300
This event in 1770 marked an escalation in tensions between English colonists in Boston and the British Empire.
The Boston Massacre.
400
What is the name of the powerful native confederacy that's center of power was located in Virginia?
The Powhatan confederacy. A group of powerful group of alliances between the tribes of eastern Virginia that at times launched simultaneous attacks on Colonists.
400
The first document to be signed by an English king granting certain rights to the lords and nobles to check the power or Prince John.
The Magna Carta 1215AD
400
The reigning monarch at the start of English colonization in Virginia.
King James I.
400
What was the primary product that French colonists profited from by trading with native tribes in New France?
Furs!
400
This act was passed by Parliament to pay for the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies.
This act increased the duties (custom taxes) on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines and indigo (dye).
The Sugar Act of 1764
500
What took place in Jamestown in 1609?
500
What document was signed that prohibited English colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflict with native American tribes?
The Proclamation of 1763. This did not stop colonists from speculating on land or moving to the Ohio valley.
500
Known as the founding father of "New France" he was instrumental in establishing the French fur trade.
Samuel de Champlain.
500
What was the difference between slavery and indentured servitude?
Slaves didn't have a contract. Multi-generational. Indentured servants were paying back a debt over 7-10 years.
500
Which act by parliament led American colonists to quickly unite in opposition? Led by the upper class of colonial society - lawyers, publishers, landowners, ship builders and merchants - who were most affected by the Act.
Sons of Liberty founded in Boston.
The Stamp Act 1764
