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APUSH Chapter 3 Test

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Questions and Answers 1. The Dutch colony of New Netherland A. Allowed only Dutch immigrants to settle there B.Was established for its quick profit of fur trading C. Tolerated Quakers from nearby Pennsylvania D. Supported free speech and other democratic practices E. All of the above 2. The New England Confederation A. Included all the New England colonies B. Was designed to bolster colonial defense C. Led the American colonies to seek independence from England D. Was created by the English government to streamline its administration of the colonies E. Was an economic and trade alliance 3. Henry VII aided the entrance of Protestant beliefs into England when he A. Allowed Martin Luther to journey England B. Broke England's ties with the Catholic Church

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7/8/13 12:03 PM The ?original 13 colonies? is not true. Britain had 32 colonies, but the saying comes from the fact that those 13 colonies were the ones to rebel for independence against Britain Conquest by the Cradle Large populations was what the rebellious settlements shared Colonists were doubling their numbers every 25 years Average age of Americans was 16 A Mingling of the Races Many Germans fled to America because of religious persecution, economic oppression, and war Mostly in Pennsylvania The South held 90% of the African American population The variety of Europeans coming to America (Dutch, Swedes, Jews, Irish, etc) contributed to a new mixture of blood that is the present day American

Chapter 4

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Chesapeake An area home to the first American colonies, profitable to tobacco farmers. headright system Whoever paid the passage of a laborer received 50 acres. indentured servant Whites who sold their labor for 5-7 years for passage to America. Nathaniel Bacon A white planter who led a rebellion, killing natives and burning Jamestown. Governor Berkeley The Virginia governor who punished the rebels of Bacon?s troop. Middle Passage The transatlantic sea voyage bringing slaves to the New World. Royal African Company A company that lost its monopoly in selling slaves to the colonists. ringshout A West African religious dance that contributed to the development of jazz. ?FFVs? First Families of Virginia, which dominated real estate and legislature.

APUSH Vocab Unit I

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Unit I Vocab Indentured servants Identifying information? occurred in the 17th century. About 75% of the English migrants who went to the New World came as servants who were signed to indentus. Analysis ? indentured servants were a big part of the population of the colonist. They worked the lands until they were freed and then went to live on the outsides of the colonies. They soon started getting mad because their former servants were no help for when they moved out. Trade & Navigation Acts Identifying information? Analysis ? Mayflower Compact Identifying information? (1620s) the pilgrims created this document while they were still on route to the new world on the Mayflower. Not a constitution, but an early example. Signed by many about 40 adult males.

New England and Chesapeke DBQ Essay

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New England Chesapeake DBQ The New England and Chesapeake colonies both started off about the same being ruled by the English. However by the 1700?s the similarities between the two colonies were quite minimal and both colonies had evolved. Each settlement had different intensions of why they wanted to settle in the New World. New England and Chesapeake had social, economic, religious and political differences between one another.
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