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English Colonies
English Colonies:
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100
He founded the first permanent French settlement of Quebec (1608)
Who is Samuel de Champlain
100
The cash crop that launched Virginia's first economic boom
What is tobacco
100
Granted the head of the household 50 acres for himself and 50 additional acres for every adult family member or servant
What is the "headright" system
100
The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607)
What is Jamestown
100
He introduced Virginia to chattel slavery in 1619
Who is John Rolfe
200
After exploring the majestic Mississippi River, he named the territory that he had explored Louisiana (in honor of King Louis XIV)
Who is Robert de La Salle
200
Both France and the Netherlands' economies thrived in trading this with the Native Americans
What is fur
200
The first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America (self-rule)
What is House of Burgesses
200
A refuge for persecuted Catholics
What is Maryland
200
This document granted freedom of worship to all Christians in Maryland
What is the Toleration Act of 1649
300
He sailed up the North River and claimed the whole area for the Netherlands
Who is Henry Hudson
300
This event delayed Governor John White's return to the Roanoke colony (1588)
What is the Spanish Armada
300
A business owned by shareholders where each shareholder owns a portion of the company in proportion to his/her ownserhip of company shares
What is a joint-stock company
300
The colony that was chartered under the Mayflower Compact
What is the Plymouth colony
300
Another term for a Pilgrim
What is a Puritan or Separatist
400
He sailed in search of the Northwest Passage to Asia
Who is John Cabot
400
He ordered his men to "burn the town" of St. Augustine
Who is Sir Francis Drake
400
The ownership as property of one human being by another
What is chattel slavery
400
The colony founded on the principles of religious freedom and separation of church and state
What is Rhode Island
400
This document was the first "constitution" adopted in North America
What is the Mayflower Compact
500
He attempted twice to establish the Roanoke colony in North America
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh
500
He said, "for we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us"
Who is John Winthrop
500
A four to five year term where room and board are provided in exchange for labor
What is an indenture
500
The colony that was envisioned to be a reformed Christian society; a "New" England
What is the Massachusetts Bay colony
500
The three characteristics of a royal colony
What is a Royal Governor, an elected Assembly, and the Anglican church
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