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1st nine weeks
Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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Virginia House of Burgesses | 1619 First elected representative body in the colonies |
Jamestown | 1607 First successful British colony |
Mayflower Compact | 1620 "self government" |
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | 1639 First constitution in the colonies |
Why did the British colonize the New World? | economic opportunity religious freedom |
How did Locke and Montesquieu impact the colonies? | influenced the founding fathers. |
What started the Transatlantic Slave Trade? | sugar plantations in the West Indies needed workers |
Which colony was originally colonized by the Dutch? | New York |
The triangular trade route is also called... | transatlantic slave trade |
These rules were meant to control slaves | slave codes |
What are the three Gs for exploration? | Gold, God, Glory |
What were the French doing in the new world? | fur trading |
What were the Spanish doing in the new world? | conquering |
What were the British doing in the new world? | colonizing |
Which is the debtors colony? | Georgia |
Which colony was created for Quakers? | Pennsylvania |
Which colony was created for Puritans? | Massachusetts |
The crop that saved Jamestown | tobacco |
Which colony was established for Catholics? | Maryland |