What was the first successful English joint stock company established in 1606? Which colony established the House of Burgesses? Which colony established the first representative assembly in America? What was the name of the rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon in 1676 against the colonial government of Virginia? Which document established a direct democracy in the Plymouth Colony? Which religious group sought to purify the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony? What was the name given to the religious group that believed in the inner light and equality of all people? Which term refers to the brutal journey that enslaved Africans were forced to endure across the Atlantic Ocean? What was the religious revival movement that swept through the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s? What was the name given to the practice of individuals agreeing to work for a set period of time in exchange for passage to the American colonies?
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- Q1What was the first successful English joint stock company established in 1606?Virginia CompanyPlymouth CompanyMassachusetts Bay CompanyNew Amsterdam Company30s
- Q2Which colony established the House of Burgesses?New YorkMassachusettsRhode IslandVirginia30s
- Q3Which colony established the first representative assembly in America?Rhode IslandNew YorkVirginiaMassachusetts30s
- Q4What was the name of the rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon in 1676 against the colonial government of Virginia?Bacon's RebellionPontiac's RebellionShays' RebellionSalem Witch Trials30s
- Q5Which document established a direct democracy in the Plymouth Colony?Magna CartaDeclaration of IndependenceMayflower CompactArticles of Confederation30s
- Q6Which religious group sought to purify the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony?CatholicsQuakersMennonitesPuritans30s
- Q7What was the name given to the religious group that believed in the inner light and equality of all people?MennonitesQuakersCatholicsPuritans30s
- Q8Which term refers to the brutal journey that enslaved Africans were forced to endure across the Atlantic Ocean?Middle PassageGreat MigrationTransatlantic TradeTrail of Tears30s
- Q9What was the religious revival movement that swept through the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s?The Great AwakeningThe ReformationThe RenaissanceThe Enlightenment30s
- Q10What was the name given to the practice of individuals agreeing to work for a set period of time in exchange for passage to the American colonies?ApprenticeshipFeudalismIndentured servitudeSlave trade30s