Early English Colonies and Colonial Systems Flashcard

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What is an Indentured Servant?

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A laborer who worked a set number of years in exchange for passage to the New World.

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What was the House of Burgesses?

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Virginia’s elected legislature, one of the first examples of representative government.

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What did the Mayflower Compact establish?

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Self-government based on majority rule in Plymouth.

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What was the Headright System?

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Allowed settlers who paid for passage to the colonies to receive land grants.

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What was the Great Awakening?

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A religious movement that encouraged emotional preaching and questioned authority.

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What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

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The first written constitution in the colonies; established a government based on consent of the governed.

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Why was tobacco important to Jamestown?

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It was a cash crop that saved Jamestown and made it profitable.

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How did the Headright System encourage settlement in the colonies?

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By granting land to settlers who paid for their own passage.

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What impact did the Great Awakening have on the colonies?

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It encouraged emotional preaching and questioned authority.

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Which English colony struggled at first but survived thanks to tobacco cultivation?

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Jamestown