A New World - Explorers from Europe
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What was the purpose of the first English colony in North America, Virginia, established by the Virginia Company?
- To make money through a business venture
- To send people to America to cultivate resources
- To establish a European-type government called the House of Burgesses
What was the significance of the House of Burgesses in the Virginia colony?
- It was established by the Virginia Company as a legislative assembly
- It represented a form of self-government in the colony
- It marked the development of a governing body for the English settlers in Virginia
What led to the development of slavery in the Virginia colony?
- Labor-intensive nature of tobacco farming
- Economic need for African slaves
- Prosperity and expansion through the trans-Atlantic trade
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Who were the native inhabitants of the land that English settlers called Virginia?
- Notable chieftain named Powhatan
- Forced off their land by English settlers for agricultural purposes
- Many fled the region due to colonist actions
What was the outcome of Bacon’s Rebellion in the Virginia colony?
- Rebels wanted harsher action against Native Americans for more land
- Led to laws regulating slavery to prevent poor white colonists from siding with slaves
- Signified a divide between rich and poor white colonists in Virginia
How were the New England colonies established and governed?
- Pursued a better life and religious practice (Religious Tolerance)
- Led to religious dissenters founding Rhode Island due to intolerance (Religious Intolerance)
- Government varied between king-controlled and town meetings in colonies
What were the key features of the New England government and voting rights?
- Town meetings governed colonies not controlled by the king
- Voting rights limited to church members
- Half-way Covenant allowed partial church membership for descendants of Puritans
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