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What was the primary motivation for English colonization in the Americas?
✔✔To gain wealth, land, and expand English influence
What was the first successful English colony in America?
✔✔Jamestown
Who was the leader who helped the Jamestown colony survive during its early years?
✔✔John Smith
What crop became the economic foundation of the Virginia colony?
✔✔Tobacco
What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
✔✔It was the first elected representative assembly in the American colonies
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,What system was introduced in Virginia to encourage settlers to move to the colony?
✔✔The headright system
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
✔✔To establish a self-governing colony based on majority rule
Which group founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620?
✔✔The Pilgrims
What was the relationship between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims like at the start of the
Plymouth Colony?
✔✔It was initially cooperative, with the Wampanoag helping the Pilgrims survive
What religious group sought to separate from the Church of England and founded Plymouth
Colony?
✔✔The Separatists (Pilgrims)
What colony was established by the Puritans in 1630?
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, ✔✔Massachusetts Bay Colony
What was the "City on a Hill" speech, and who delivered it?
✔✔It was a sermon by John Winthrop that described the Puritans' vision for their colony as a
model for the world
What was the significance of the English Reformation for English colonization in America?
✔✔It led to religious divisions in England, prompting groups to seek religious freedom in the
New World
What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Maryland colony?
✔✔To create a refuge for English Catholics
What was the significance of the "Act of Toleration" in Maryland?
✔✔It granted religious freedom to all Christians, though it did not apply to non-Christians
What was the main reason for the founding of the Georgia colony?
✔✔To serve as a buffer between the Carolinas and Spanish Florida and as a place for debtors
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