13 Colonies Flashcard

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The Jamestown Colony was established in the year:

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1607

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What was the "Joint Stock Company" that funded Jamestown?

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The Virginia Company.

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Who was Pocahontas? Whom did she marry? Whom did she save?

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Pocahontas was a Powhatan Indian. She married John Rolfe. She saved John Smith.

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What was the purpose and function of the House of Burgesses?

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Established in 1619 so colonists could make their own laws. First Representative government in America.

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Who ended up crushing Bacon's Rebellion?

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Governor Berkeley was chased out of his home by Bacon, but with the help of merchant ships, and government forces from England, crushed the rebellion.

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What was a dissenter?

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A person that was against the Puritan Religion's belief in predestination. For example, Anne Hutchison.

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In Triangular Trade, West Africa traded what to the West Indies?

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Slaves.

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What was the "Great Awakening"? Who started the "Great Awakening"?

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A religious revival that encouraged religious tolerance, and encouraged the Puritan heritage. Jonathon Edwards started the Great Awakening.

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What were King James the 1st's motives for establishing English colonies in the South?

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To find gold, a passage to Asia, and convert Indians to Christianity.

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What was Slave Code?

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The fact that enslaved persons were considered property and not persons.