US History - The Southern and New England Colonies

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What was the first successful English colony in America?

Jamestown, Virginia (1607)

Who sponsored /financed the colony?

The Virginia Company, a joint stock company

What was their goal?

make a profit for the shareholders, to find gold

What was bad about Jamestown's location in the Chesapeake region?

there were swamps with mosquitos who spread disease
the colonists could be attacked by Indians

Under the headright system, the Virginia Company gave fifty acres of land to who?

anyone who paid for their own or someone else's passage to America

What was the purpose of the headright system?

provide cheap labor for tobacco plantation owners

How did the indentured servant pay the plantation owner back for paying for his trip to America?

he worked seven to ten years on his plantation

What did the plantation owner promise to give the indentured servant?

after 7 to 10 years he'd be given money and a chance to buy his own farm

How did growing tobacco save Jamestown?

the profits from tobacco could pay for weapons and supplies imported from England

Who joined Bacon's Rebellion and why?

poor whites who were not given the land they were promised
white indentured servants and enslaved Africans

What was the dominant form of labor in Virginia before Bacon's Rebellion?

white indentured servants

Why did enslaved Africans become the dominant form of labor after Bacon's Rebellion?

to prevent future rebellions by dividing poor whites and blacks
racism prevented poor whites from identifying with blacks
the Africans would be slaves for life
racism prevented poor whites from identifying with blacks

What southern colony was a haven for Roman Catholics?

Maryland

What did James Oglethorpe want Georgia to be a haven for?

Englishmen in debtors prison

The Mayflower Compact was a agreement by the Pilgrims to do what?

form their own government and follow the laws

Why is the Mayflower Compact important?

it demonstrated the principles of democracy and self-government

What was the first colony to have representative government?

Jamestown

Why did the Puritans come to America?

to escape religious persecution

Why did John Winthrop say Mass Bay would be "A City Upon a Hill?

they believed God chose them to establish a model religious society

What was the only official and legal church in England?

the Anglican Church

What did the Puritans not like about the Anglican Church?

the hierarchy of bishops controlled the local congregations
it had too many ceremonies, like the Catholic Church

Whose teachings did the Puritans follow?

John Calvin

What did they believe salvation depended on?

the will and grace of God

Why was Anne Hutchinson teaching Bible classes controversial?

she was not an ordained minister
she was a woman

Why was Roger Williams exiled from Mass Bay?

he believed in freedom of conscience and religious freedom
the believed they pay the Indians for their land