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what was the first british settlement?
roanoke
what joint-stock company was founded to create possible settlements in north america?
the virginia company
what was the first permanent english colony?
jamestown
which tribe was the largest on the atlantic coast of the chesapeake region?
powhatan
what was the most important cash crop of the colonies?
tobacco
who reinvented tobacco to make it sweeter?
John Rolfe
who popularized tobacco in england?
Sir Walter Raleigh
what was the outcome of increased tobacco demnd?
tired soil, expansion on native land, increased demand for slave labor and indentured servants
when did the first slaves from africa arrive in the conolies?
1619
who was the dominant labor force in virginia?
slaves
what was the reason for bacon’s rebellion?
farmers wanted the land they were promised by the Crown
what was the result of bacon’s rebellion?
labor shortages'; increased demand for slave labor
what started the triangle trade?
an increase in mercantilism and revolts in the colonies
what were the navigational acts?
british imposed laws that required that good go through the motherland and the colonies cannot manufacture goods
what is salutary neglect?
england’s attempts to control the colonies were lost because of the distance
what was a result of salutary neglect?
the colonies practiced a form of early self governance
which group settled in Pennsylvania?
quakers
which group settled in plymouth?
separatist puritans
what was the enlightenment?
european intellectual movement
what was the focus of the enlightenment?
science and rational thinking
what was the main belief of people during the enlightenment?
emotions do not lead to the discovery of knowledge
who were the contributors to the american enlightenment?
thomas jefferson, benjamin franklin, and thomas paine
what religion followed the enlightenment?
deism
what was the mentality behind deism?
nature implies the existence of god
what was the basis of deism?
reason, evidence, and empiricism
what was the great awakening?
a strong religious revival
what was the focus of the great awakening?
emotional religion and targeting an audience through persuasion
what was a result of the great awakening?
divisions among people and new distinctly american denominations like baptist and methodist
which people believed in a traditional, established religion?
old lights
which people believed in the emotional religion of the great awakening?
new lights
who was anne hutchinson?
female religious dissenter whose ideas provoked controversy and religious conflict in the colonies
who was roger williams?
a man who challenged puritan ideas and established rhode island
what was the main characteristic of rhode island?
it promoted religious tolerance
who was william penn?
established pennsylvania; was persecuted for being a quaker in puritan society
who stirred the great awakening?
jonathan edwards
what formed as a result of native american threats to the colonies?
the new england confederation
what was the significance of the virginia slave laws?
they introduced the idea of generational slavery and legalized the idea of slaves as property
what is specific historical difference in North America between the First Great Awakening and the Enlightenment?
their purpose. the first great awakening appealed to emotions and revolved around emotional religion. the enlightenment revolved around rational thought and science, which contributed to both the ideas of natural law and Common Sense
what is ONE specific historical similarity in North America between the First Great Awakening and the Enlightenment
how people learned to question what they knew; the great awakening made religious followers question their authorities (preachers/priests) and their dry sermons. the enlightenment allowed people to question the world around them and traditional authority
what is ONE specific historical effect in North America of the First Great Awakening?
divisions among people; the formation of baptist and methodist churches in the south and the prominence of evangelical protestantism
what is ONE specific historical effect in North America of the Enlightenment?
the american revolution; the ability to think freely led colonists to question the british authority after years of generational self-governance
what is one difference between the economy of British North American colonies in the Chesapeake region (such as Virginia & Maryland) and the economy of the middle colonies (such as Pennsylvania & New York)?
the basis of the economy; the chesapeake region thrived on cash crops like tobacco since that was the site of its popularization and recultivation. the new england colonies were colder with less fertile soil so the economy was based on domestic trade and exported goods.
what is one similarity between the economy of the Chesapeake region and the economy of the middle colonies?
the importance of trade; both regions were involved in the triangular trade and the mercantilist system with europe
what is one reason for a difference between the economy of the Chesapeake region and the economy of the middle colonies?
the use of labor; crops in the chesapeake region were more labor intensive so the demand for free labor increase and more goods could be developed. the new england colonies were less agricultural based so they required a different labor system that was less intensive
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