The Early Colonies

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Which of the following was NOT a “cash crop” of the Southern Colonies? Cotton, Lumber, Indigo, Tobacco

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Lumber

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A person who agreed to work for a 4-7 year period in exchange for passage to the New World was a(n):

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Indentured servant

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Bacon’s Rebellion exemplified - 

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the growing power of former indentured servants 

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New England was settled by -

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Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe

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Who were "dissenters" in Puritan New England? Options: entrepreneurs who started businesses, people who disagree with Puritan beliefs, large landholders, disagreeable artisans

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disagreeable artisans

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The Virginia Company of London…

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created a profitable settlement in Jamestown

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The single greatest factor that caused the widespread death of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was:

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Disease

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What was the name given to the first representative government of the Jamestown colony?

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House of Burgesses

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Which event took place last? Options: Jamestown Settled, Puritans Land in New England, Spanish found St. Augustine in Florida, William Penn signs treaty with Native Americans

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William Penn signs treaty with Native Americans

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Which group settled mostly in this region? Options: Puritans, Quakers, Anglicans, Hugenots

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Quakers