US History, Unit 1 Review

Front

_______ was the first English settlement in America, which was begun in 1607.

Back

Jamestown, jamestown

Front

The founding of Jamestown was funded through private investment in a joint-stock-company called...

Back

The Virginia Company

Front

Indentured servitude was the original solution to which colony's labor shortage?

Back

Virginia

Front

The Dutch colony of New Netherlands was eventually handed over to the British who renamed the colony ___________.

Back

New York

Front

Nathaniel Bacon led a group of former ______ in a rebellion against the Virginia Governor.

Back

Indentured Servants

Front

Bacon's Rebellion caused the ____ of indentured servitude in Virginia.

Back

termination

Front

English "Puritans" wanted to ____ the church of Catholic influence.

Back

purify

Front

Our first example of American constitutionalism is a document called the _________, written by the Pilgrims in 1620.

Back

Mayflower Compact

Front

William Penn belonged to which protestant denomination?

Back

Quakers

Front

Which region was known for producing large quantities of cash crops such as tobacco and cotton?

Back

Southern