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Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

Religious freedom

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John Rolfe, a prominent English colonist married this famous Powhatan Indian princess. Their marriage helped end the first Anglo-Powhatan war.
Pocahontas
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This colony was founded by William Penn, a Quaker, and was known for its religious toleration
Pennsylvania
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Without the support of this nation, the American colonies may not have been successful in their Revolution from England
France
100
The Articles of Confederation had a weak...
National Government
200

Who led the Massachusetts Bay Colony and promoted a strict Puritan society?

John Winthrop

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The crop cultivated by the English beginning in Virginia that soon led to be one of the major cash crops for the English colonies
Tobacco
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This colony's biggest city was Charles Town, which became of the most important ports for the colonial south.
South Carolina
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The events at these two places sparked the start of the American Revolution and lead to Paul Revere's famous ride
Lexington and Concord
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Which region were Massachusetts and Connecticut in?

New England

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Name one dissenters who were forced to leave Mass. Bay

Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson or Thomas Hooker

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The first permanent and surviving English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
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This colony was named after England's Queen Elizabeth and was home to Jamestown, the first English settlement
Virginia
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Name at least 3 of the Acts that were established by England in an attempt to control the American colonies. These acts helped to lead the colonies to revolt
Stamp, Sugar, Quartering, Intolerable, Townshend, Declaratory, Tea
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Which region relied heavily on plantations and cash crops

Southern Colonies 

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Name one colony founded by dissenters

Rhode Island or Connecticut 

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How did cash crops shape the development of colonies?

 led to slavery

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This colony was originally controlled by the Dutch and was originally named New Amsterdam
New York
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To win the Revolution, the colonies needed a strong continental army, as well as, the support of another type of military force composed of ordinary citizens. What is the name of this other type of military force?
Militia
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Who settled Plymouth Colony

Pilgrims

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What type of government did the Massachusetts Bay Colony have?

A theocracy — Puritan church leaders had power

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John Smith's famous slogan that helped saved the people of Jamestown from "Starving Time."
He Who Shall Not Work Shall Not Eat
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This colony was founded by James Oglethorpe was originally created as a prison and debtor's colony to be used as a buffer zone for Spanish Florida
Georgia
500
The name of the Treaty that was signed between the American colonies and England to end the American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris
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Why did colonists want to move west?

Land and opportunity