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____________ used town meetings (an Athenian direct democracy model) in the operation of government.

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

The Great Awakening was a religious movement of the mid-1700s, challenging traditional religious and governmental orders. It also laid one of the social foundations for the ___.

• establishment of Jamestown.

• American Revolution.

• signing of the Mayflower Compact.

• First Amendment to the Constitution.

Some of the labor needs, especially in Virginia, were met by ____, who were often poor persons who agreed to work on plantations for a period of time in return for their passage from Europe or relief from debts.

• Slaves

• Indentured Servants

• Native Americans

• Convicted Criminals

The Puritans, seeking religious freedom, settled in:

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• All Colonies

The first elected assembly in the New World was the:

• Mayflower Compact in Plymouth

• House of Burgesses in Virginia

• Assembly of Cardinal in St. Augustine

• First Continental Congress in Philadelphia

The wealthy English nobles who received land grants in Virginia were known as

• Cavaliers

• Gentlemen

• Clergy

• Scots-Irish

The majority of settlers relocating to the American Colonies were in search of...

• Religious Freedom

• Northwest Passage

• God, Gold, and Glory

• Economic Opportunities

The first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619 aboard ______________ trade ships.

• French

• Spanish

• Dutch

• Portuguese

Which colonial region's social characteristics included a middle class society of skilled artisans and entrepreneurs of English, Scottish, Dutch, and German ancestry?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Match characteristics of European exploration with the parent nations.

Groups:

(a) Spain

,

(b) France

,

(c) England

• Friendy relationship with Natives

• Hot/Cold relationship with Natives

• Looked for a Northwest Passage to find a shorter water route to the Far East

• Explored Atlantic Coast of North America

• Explored Eastern Canada, Great Lakes, Mississippi River

• Hostile relationship with Natives

• Looked for good farm land to grow crops to support their empire

• Looked for immediate source of revenue to fund empire

• Explored Caribbean, Central America, South America