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what religion were Queen Elizabeth and King Henry VIII?

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protestant

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what did Queen Elizabeth and King Henry VIII help people do?

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read the Bible in their own language

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what did reading the Bible in everyone’s own language provide?

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religious freedom

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what did the Magna Carta limit?

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the government’s power

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what did the Magna Carta give us?

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the same rights as Englishmen

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what did John Cabot do?

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claimed the New World for England

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where did John Cabot land?

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Canada

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what did Sir Francis Drake do?

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sail all through the world

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on what ship did Sir Francis Drake sail the world on?

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Golden Hind

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where was Sir Francis Drake knighted?

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on his own ship

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what did Sir Humphrey Gilbert try and do?

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plan colonies

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what happened to Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s attempt to plan colonies?

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the ship wrecked

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who was Queen Elizabeth a good friend of?

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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because Queen Elizabeth liked Sir Walter Raleigh, what wouldn’t she let him do?

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explore the New World

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what did Sir Walter Raleigh do because Queen Elizabeth didn’t let him go?

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sent an expedition

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who did Sir Walter Raleigh send to the New World to lead the expedition?

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John White

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how was John White related to Sir Walter Raleigh?

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son-in-law

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how many settlers did John White lead to Roanoke?

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100

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what does John White have to do once he got to Roanoke?

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go back to England for supplies

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what happened to the English settlers when they went back to England?

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they got stuck there for four years

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why did the English settlers get stuck in England?

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the Spanish Armada

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what happened when the English settlers got back to Roanoke?

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there were no people and the word “Croatoan” written on a tree

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what was the problem with the joint-stock company?

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if one person invested in a journey and it didn’t go well, they lost money

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what would happen to the investors in the joint-stock company if the settlement was a success?

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the investors got profit

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what would happen to the investors in the joint-stock company if the settlement was a failure?
they would only lose what they invested
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where did the London Company want to put their settlement?
southern Virginia (Jamestown)
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where did the Plymouth Company want to put their settlement?
northern Virginia
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what happened in 1607?
the establishment of Jamestown
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where was Jamestown?
near the Chesapeake Bay along the James River
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what ships were used?
Susan Constant, God Speed, Discovery
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what were the four problems with the Jamestown establishment?
malaria, cholera, the hostile Powahtoan Indians, and the people's laziness
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why did the Powahtoan Indians not like the settlers in Jamestown?
they were white
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what was the Common-Store System?
everyone worked and put what they made/grew in one store house
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if you needed something using the Common-Store System, what would you do?
go to the storehouse
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what was the problem with the Common-Store System?
the people were lazy
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what were people doing more of using the Common-Store System?
taking stuff than putting in
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what happens to Jamestown for using the Common-Store System?
runs out of supplies
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who was Captain John Smith?
military leader of Jamestown
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how did Captain John Smith save Jamestown?
thought of II Thessalonians 3:10
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what does II Thessalonians 3:10 say?
he who does not work, will not eat
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what did John Rolfe discover?
you can use tabasco as cash crop
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who was Virginia Dare?
John White's granddaughter
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why was Virginia Dare's birth so unique?
the first child born in the New World
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how did Virginia get its name?
after Queen Elizabeth (the Virgin Queen)
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what is socialism?
a system of economics in which all property is owned by common people
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how does socialism work?
everyone works and puts all resources into one place which is given to everyone
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what are the good things about socialism?
everyone gets education, food, healthcare, housing, and welfare
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what was bad about socialism?
people may not work but still get free stuff or run out of money for recourses
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who did the people dependent on when using socialism?
the government
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what is capitalism?
the government leaves people free to own business and make living to get ahead
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how does capitalism work?
if you work hard you get keep most of your money or grow your businesses bigger or get ahead in life
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what's the good thing about capitalism?
you keep most of your money, people can profit if they work/get ahead, and people are self-reliant
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what's bad about capitalism?
people who don't work don't get money and greed
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who were dissenters?
people who didn't conform to the Church of England because it was corrupt
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who were the Puritans?
a group of dissenters who believed the practices of the Church of England were still like the Catholic Church
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what did the Puritans want to do to the Church of England?
purify it
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who were the separatists?
a group of dissenters who wanted to withdraw from the Church of England
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where is Leyden?
in Holland
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why did the separatists leave England?
corrupted kids, couldn't find work, persecuted for being English, and threatened with war
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who was persecuting the Separatists?
the Dutch
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where did the Separatists sail after?
England
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who made up the Pilgrims?
Puritans (businessmen from London), Separatists (lead Church of England), and Strangers (for military and protection)
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what ship did the Pilgrims board to the New World?
the Mayflower
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how long did it take the Pilgrims to get to the New World?
66 days
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how many people died on the Pilgrim's trip?
one
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what was the child born on the Pilgrim's trip named?
Oceanus
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what was the Mayflower Compact?
a temporary charter that sets a form for civil government
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what did Squanto do to save the colony?
taught them how to plant corn
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where has Squanto been?
England, Spain, and the New World
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from all the places Squanto has been, how did they impact him?
learned English in England and became a Christian in Spain
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who sold Squanto into slavery?
the monks
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who was Squanto adopted by?
Massasoit's
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what treaty did Squanto make?
Broker's Treaty
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who was William Brewster?
a pastor for the Pilgrims in the Plymouth colony that served the longest
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who was William Bradford?
a governor that served for 30 years
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what was the first real American history book?
The History of Plymouth Plantation
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who wrote The History of Plymouth Plantation?
William Bradford
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what happened in 1620?
the Pilgrims stepped ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts
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where did the Pilgrims land exactly?
Cape Cod
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why did the Pilgrims call Cape Cod Cape Cod?
the cod fish
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what three things made Plymouth a successful colony?
capitalism, faith in God, and strong belief in Protestant work ethic

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