Question 1

Why did the Virginia Company send settlers to America and create Jamestown?

Accepted Answer

To make money

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For political freedom

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For social freedom

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For religious freedom

Question 2

What was the crop that saved Jamestown and allowed it to flourish?

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Tobacco

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Sugar

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Cotton

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Coffee

Question 3

What was the name of the first British colony in America that disappeared?

Accepted Answer

Roanoake Island

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Jamestown

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Virginia

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Massachusetts

Question 4

What was the name of the first permanent British colony in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Jamestown

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Massachusetts

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Virginia

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Roanoke Island

Question 5

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Accepted Answer

A document signed by the Pilgrims setting up a government in America

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The name given to the bow of the ship that brought the Puritans to America

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The name given to the bow of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America

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A document signed by the Puritans setting up a government in America

Question 6

How did the way that Pilgrims and Puritans treat Native Americans differ?

Accepted Answer

Puritans viewed them as godless heathens, while Pilgrims worked with them in order to survive.

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Puritans converted all of the Native Americans to Christianity, Pilgrims did not preach at all.

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Pilgrims viewed them as godless heathens, Puritans worked with them in order to survive.

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Pilgrims converted all of the Native Americans to Christianity, Puritans did not preach at all.

Question 7

What is a major difference between the Puritan and Pilgrim religious beliefs?

Accepted Answer

Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England, Pilgrims wanted to break away from it entirely.

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Puritans wanted to break away from the Church of England, Pilgrims wanted to purify it

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Puritans wanted to join the Catholic Church, Pilgrims wanted to become Protestants

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Puritans wanted to become Protestants, Pilgrims wanted to join the Catholic Church

Question 8

What are some factors that contributed to the Salem Witch Trials?

Accepted Answer

The Puritan belief in the reality of witchcraft, and the economic differences between Salem Town and Salem Village

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The Puritan belief in the reality of witchraft, and the Pilgrim belief in the devil.

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The Puritan's  belief in the importance of hard work, and their belief that everyone should be equal before God.

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The Puritan belief in the importance of hard work, and the economic differences between Salem Town and Salem Village.

Question 9

Where did the Pilgrims land when they came to America in the Mayflower?

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Plymouth Rock

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Jamestown

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Virginia

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Georgia

Question 10

What is the Middle Passage?

Accepted Answer

The route from Africa to America that shipped slaves

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The route from Europe to Africa that shipped manufactured goods

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The route from America to Europe that shipped raw goods

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The route from West Indies to America that shipped sugar.

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