VUS.2 and VUS.3 (2015) Age of Exploration and European Colonization Questions

What was the first permanent British settlement in North America?

Jamestown, Virginia (1607)

What factor was significant to the cavaliers in the early colonization of eastern Virginia?

Free land

What was the source for a colonial New England covenant community?

The Mayflower Compact

What colony was established as a business venture?

Virginia

Conflict between American Indians (First Americans) and European settlers must often resulted from the different was each culture viewed -

land ownership

The initial French exploration of North America resulted in —

cooperation with native groups

Slavery was introduced to the British colonies to provide labor for —

plantations

What major economic activity did Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey have in common?

Building ships

How did the Great Awakening most influence the American Revolutionary movement?

It challenged the established government order.

direct democracy

Old South Meeting House, Boston

The town meetings held by colonists in buildings such as this one were important because they demonstrated a form of -

One result of the FIRST Great Awakening was -

a renewed interest in religion

The founders of Rhode Island had different views from the Massachusetts Puritans on -

religious tolerance