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This became the first written form of self government in the colonies
What is the Mayflower Compact
100
This group of people came to the colonies for religious freedom and settled in Massachusetts Bay
Who are the Puritans
100
These people worked for a specified numbers of years in exchange for passage to the colonies, and the possibility for payment or land.
Who are indentured servants
100
This war was fought over disputed land in the Ohio River Valley
What is The French and Indian War
100
This colony began as a penal colony for debtors and a buffer zone between New Spain.
What is Georgia
200
This established the principle of Self Government in Virginia
What is the House of Burgesses
200
This colony became a refuge for Catholics
What is Maryland
200
This is the name given to the dangerous voyage between Africa and the New World.
What is the middle passage
200
This war between the Wampanoags and the Puritans resulted in the death on many colonists and natives in the New England colonies.
What is King Phillips War
200
John Winthrop established this colony to be a "City on a Hill."
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony
300
This law was meant to block further settlement past the Appalachian Mountains
What is Proclamation of 1763
300
The "Holy Experiment" attracted many different groups of people to this colony making it one of the most diverse
What is Pennsylvania
300
Development of the plantation system resulted in an increase in the number of these
Who are African slaves
300
This Native American group sided with the British instead of the French in the French and Indian War
Who are the Iroquois
300
List all of the middle colonies
What is New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
400
What colonial event later influenced the Freedom of the Press to be included in the Bill of Rights
What is trial of John Peter Zenger
400
This Colony passed the Toleration act granting religious freedom to this colony
What is Maryland
400
This was an uprising to Africans slaves seeking freedom
What is the Stono Rebellion
400
In 1622 and 1644 colonists in and around Jamestown VA were attacked by this group
Who are the Powhatan Confederacy
400
These colonies had a economy mainly based on agriculture
What is the Southern Colonies
500
Self government in New England grew out of these
What are town meetings
500
This man established the colony of Rhode Island to establish freedom of worship and separation of church and state.
Who is Roger Williams
500
This event helped to change the labor force in the south from indentured servitude to slavery.
What is Bacon's rebellion
500
Besides having more native allies what other advantage did the French have over the English in the French and Indian War.
What is a single government
500
Trading, Shipping, and Fishing were the main economic activities of these colonies
What is the New England Colonies