Religion
Which denomation was more prevalent in the southern colonies?
The Anglican Church
Which system allowed Virginians to get 50 acres for every person whose passage they paid and created the class of cavaliers?
The colony south of Pennsylvannia and Delaware was founded by _____________ for ____________.
...by Lord Baltimore or Celcilius Calvert, for Catholics.
Poor Richard's Almanack was written by:
Benjamin Franklin.
When was Harvard established?
1636
The __________ believed that Christians are in a covenant of grace and in predestination.
What was the name of the route in which many African slaves were shipped over to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
Why did William Penn found Pennsylvannia?
As a safe place for the Quakers and for his "Holy Experiment," which called for religious toleration and political liberty.
Who was the Puritan governor who said the Bay Colony would be "a city upon a hill?"
John Winthrop
The Jamestown settlement nearly failed due to:
settlers not working, looking for gold instead of farming, and lack of supplies
What denomation was founded by John Foxe?
The Quakers
What was the term for the people had a paid passage, served for 5-7 years, and very few outlived their contracts?
Why did George Oglethorpe found Georgia?
To create military buffer between English colonies and Spanish Florida, and to allow English debtors could start a new life.
Who was the woman that was an antinomialist and was banished to Rhode Island?
Anne Hutchinson
How much was Manhattan Island purchased for and who bought it?
$24 by Peter Minuit
Who preached during the Great Awakening the sermon: In the Hands of an Angry God?
Jonathan Edwards
What was the purpose of Bacon's Rebellion?
To protest discontent of Indian attacks and lack of women, work, and land.
Why were the Carolinas settled by the Englishmen?
Because Charles II granted it to 8 proprietors.
Who was the founder of Provindence, Rhode Island who said that taking the Native Americans' land without paying was a "national sin?"
Roger Williams
Which colony was the most populous?
Virginia
Which denomination still exists today, and are contemporarily known as Amish or Mennonites?
The Anabaptists
When did wages in England increase so that there was an increase in African slavery and decrease of indentured servants?
The 1680's
It started out as a Dutch settlement called New Netherland.
Nathaniel Bacon
The House of Burgesses