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1. The majority of colonists who migrated to Maryland and Virginia during the 17th century would be best described as
2. In what way did the Jamestown Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony diff er greatly?
3. Which of the following changes was a direct result of Bacon’s Rebellion?
4. American colonists began to use African slaves primarily because
5. “When London Merchants Urge Repeal” (January 17, 1766) referred to “this Trade, consisting of British Manufactures exported, and of the Import of raw Materials from America, many of them used in our Manufactures, and all of them tending to lessen our Dependence on neighboring States,” what economic system was specifi cally being described?
6. Which of the following individuals was not involved in the religious revivals in the colonies?
7. Which early colonial trial is most associated with the First Amendment’s idea of freedom of the press?
8. What is the African diaspora?
9. John Rolfe’s main contribution to the Jamestown settlement was
10. The Puritans of New England felt the freedom to practice religion should be extended to
11. The Middle Passage refers to which of the following?
12. Which of the following is true concerning the First Great Awakening?
13. Which of the following statements is not true of the House of Burgesses in colonial Virginia?
14. Which of the following statements best describes Roger Williams’s view of “liberty of conscience”?
15. Which of the following statements does not describe slavery in the North American colonies?
16. Which of the following statements best describes the ideas that caused the division between Anne Hutchinson and the Puritan church?
17. The purpose of the headright system was to
18. What was the major purpose of the Toleration Act of 1649?
19. All of the following innovations and discoveries are associated with Benjamin Franklin except
20. John Winthrop referred to Massachusetts Colony as “a city on the hill” because
21. Which of the following statements is not true about the colony of Pennsylvania?
22. What was the major reason for Catholics migrating to the Americas from England during the 1600s?
23. The land explored by Sir Walter Raleigh was named Virginia in honor of
24. King Philip’s War could be best described as
25. Bacon’s Rebellion is most associated with which early colony?