The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century. Explain Virginia's development; include the Virginia Company, tobacco cultivation, relationships with Native Americans such as Powhatan, development of the House of Burgesses, Bacon's Rebellion, and the development of slavery. Describe the settlement of New England; include religious reasons, relations with Native Americans (e.g., King Philip's War), the establishment of town meetings and development of a legislature, religious tensions that led to the founding of Rhode Island, the half-way covenant, Salem Witch Trials, and the loss of the Massachusetts charter and the transition to a royal colony. Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies; include the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam and subsequent English takeover, and the settlement of Pennsylvania. Explain the reasons for French settlement of Quebec. Analyze the impact of location and place on colonial settlement, transportation, and economic development; include the southern, middle, and New England colonies.
The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed. Explain the development of mercantilism and the transAtlantic trade. Describe the Middle Passage, growth of the African population, and African-American culture. Identify Benjamin Franklin as a symbol of social mobility and individualism. Explain the significance of the Great Awakening.
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Why was the English colony of Jamestown established?
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to help groups who were seeking religious freedom
to find new trade routes to Asia and the Spice Islands
to make a profit for the Virginia Company
to create a buffer colony between the English and Spanish
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What was the result of Bacon’s Rebellion against the wealthy landowners who controlled Virginia?
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landowners imported more indentured servants
a peace agreement with the Powhatan Nation
strict religious laws
the rise of the institution of slavery
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Why was the English colony of Jamestown established?
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What was the result of Bacon’s Rebellion against the wealthy landowners who controlled Virginia?
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What did the colonies provide to England as a part of the Trans Atlantic Trade Network?
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What best describes the goal of the British economic policy known as mercantilism?
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What did the English government do to try and enforce mercantilism?
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What best explains why the House of Burgesses was significant?
