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1
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Where did the puritans come from?

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england

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Why did the Puritans leave England?

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religious freedom

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Was the puritan colony meant to be permanent or temporary?

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permanent

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Where did the puritans settle?

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Cape Ann region

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What are some characteristics of the puritans?

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Deeply religious, control freaks, tough minded, intolerant of others, believe that everything that happens is the will of god.

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What religion where the puritans?

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Protestant

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What were the five keys to the puritan mentality?

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Depravity, Covenant, Grace, Election, Love

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What is Depravity?

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Idea that you are born a sinner

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What is the covenant?

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Your agreement with god to do as he wants you to

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What is Grace?

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God’s special gift (Grace) is for only a certain few, if you had it you were known as a “visible Saint”

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What is Election?

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The thing that If you had Grace, you get to go to heaven, and you get to be one of the leaders in society, and be a member of government

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What is love to the puritans?

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Correcting people when they sin, usually involving physical punishment

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How was the puritan colony set up?

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  • Towns founded by groups of families
  • Every house had to be 1/2 mile or less from church
  • all land was owned by church
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How did the church influence how the colony was set up?

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church was the number 1 priority, came before work

no work was permitted on sundays

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What were the Puritans required to do on sundays?

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go to church all day

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What kind of crimes were most common in the puritan society?

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moral crimes i.e. lying, swearing, drinking, gambling

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What were the puritan criminal codes based on?

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based on bible

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18
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How were people punished in puritan society?

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humiliation/physical punishment

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Why were the puritans so obsessed with keeping order?

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They believed that if people were sinning and there was disorder that good would punish them as a group with natural disasters, famine, disease, fires, native american attacks

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What are some of the problems that Puritans in Mass Bay faced?

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  • Towns were very spread out, not close knit and difficult to communicate
  • worship interfered with time needed for work to provide basic needs
  • Growing Dissent,new denominations with similar beliefs with less strict rules on worship
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21
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Who was Roger Williams

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  • a major dissenter

- respected minister in salem

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22
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What were Roger Williams two main beliefs

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  • believed in a complete split with the church of England

- believed native americans should be compensated for the land that was taken from them by settlers

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23
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What happened to Roger Williams

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banished from MA bay and founds providence/RI

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24
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Who was Anne Hutchinson

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a major dissenter, spoke out about Grace

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What was Anne’s major belief about Grace

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Believed it was an individual achievement, not to be decided by the group

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Why was she banished from the colony?

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Because she spoke out and was a woman, “doctrine of Inner Light”

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What happens to her?

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Banished from MA Bay, went to RI, was later murdered by native americans

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What was Thomas Hooker’s major belief?

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Believed that all freemen should be able to vote

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29
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What did Thomas Hooker end up doing?

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Led a group of 100 southwest of MA Bay and founded the settlement of Hartford, which later became the colony of CT

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What group was the biggest threat to the puritans?

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The Quakers “Religious Society of Friends”

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What are the major beliefs of the Quakers

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  • do not use violence or fight, complete pacifism
  • believe in doctrine of inner light
  • All are equal in church
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32
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How did the Quakers try to convert many Puritans?

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often interrupted puritan sermons

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How did the Puritans react to the Quakers trying to convert them?

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  • Laws were made that made it illegal for puritans to talk to quakers
  • many quakers banished or killed
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34
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Who put a stop to the harsh laws of the puritan society regarding Quakers?

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In 1660 king Charles II orders MA Bay to stop killing Quakers

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35
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How long did the settlers have to wait following the failure of roanoke?

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20 year wait for colonization to start again in the real world

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36
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How many charters did kind James grant to the Virginia Company?

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2 charters

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37
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Where were the colonists allowed to settle?

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between 34 and 45 degrees N latitude, from maine->North Carolina

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38
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Who made up the Virginia Company?

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merchants, middle class

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39
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What were their main goals?

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spread christianity to natives, trade with them

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40
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What other duties duties would they have?

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To be traders and soldiers to defend

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41
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How many went on the first voyage?

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144 men, 3 ships

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42
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When and where did they arrive

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Jamestown, May 1607

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43
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What were two major characteristics of the Jamestown settlers

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male, young

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44
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What type of people were interested in virginian land?

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the poor, the younger sons of gentry with no inheritance

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45
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What was the long term plan for many settlers of Virginia?

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economic, seek fortune and status, return to England with wealth

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46
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How did indentured servitude work?

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Sold themselves for a number of years to pay off debt, often the debt of passage to the new world, possibility of land at the end of service

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47
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What were some of the problems associated with indentured servitude?

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some did not receive land, or escaped from boat once new world was reached.

48
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what type of people were not usually found in the Virginia colony

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aristocrats, wealthy people

49
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What role did religion play in the Jamestown colony?

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played a small role with little attention

50
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What was the major issue facing the leaders of the colony?

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They could not prevent a high death toll

51
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Who solved the death toll problem in Jamestown?

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John Smith introduced a system of martial law, moved colony inland, and learned survival techniques from NAs

52
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How many new colonists came to virginia in 1609?

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900

53
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Why did most of the population of Virginia die in the winter of 1609-1610

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Lack of planning no food stored, starvation, cannabalism

54
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What did the survivors of the Virginia harsh winter want to do?

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return back to england

55
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Who prevented them from returning to England? (the virginian winter survivors)

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Arrival of governor Lord De La Warre

56
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What changes did governor Lord De La Warre introduce?

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all to work for colony

57
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What was the response of the colonists to Lord De La Warre’s changes?

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high ranked people upset because they had to work

58
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How did England react to the house of Burgesses

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Did not like it, and decided to take away the charter in 1624, and then becomes a royal colony

59
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Who brought tobacco to virginia

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John Wolfe planted Trinidadian tobacco

60
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How did the tobacco initially affect the economy of Virginia?

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the economy shot up, was very good

61
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Why did the tobacco eventually lead to economic instability

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The fields were no longer good for growing anything

62
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Why were the indians a problem for virginia settlers

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The Indians greatly outnumbered the settlers, they were more powerful

63
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Who did John Rolfe marry?

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Pochahantus

64
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How did Powhatan see the english (of virginia)

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Potential allies against other tribes, potential allies for trade

65
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How did his brother view the English?

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attacked them, openly hostile to settlers

66
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What does Powhatan’s brother plan to do?

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plans attack on good friday and kills about 1/4 of settlers

67
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What was the result of Powhatans brother’s attack

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the indians are viewed as savages, negative thoughts about them

68
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What was the state of Virginia in 1624

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  • in turmoil
  • politically unstable (VA loss of charter 1624)
  • endured disease, war, death
  • Only 1000 whites in VA after 17 years of colonization, settlement could easily fall
69
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Why had NA’s allied themselves with English settlers in the 1630s?

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allied against Pequots

70
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Why did these tribes begin to distrust the english (while they were allied with them in the 1630s)

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Began to distrust them because they murdered 600 pequots which was frightening to NA’s

71
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How could the relations between the Wampanoags and plymouth settlers be characterized

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long standing peace, had peace agreements, profitable trade for both

72
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What happens in 1622 that changes things between the plymouth settlers and native americans?

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Massasiot Dies, his son Wamsatta is more suspicious of English

73
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Why did the English begin to distrust Wamsatta

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There were rumors of him attacking the English

74
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What happens to Wamsatta

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He is taken into custody by the english, dies 3 days after release, NA’s think he was murdered

75
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Who becomes the next sachem of the wampanoags next, how does he relate with the English

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Metacom becomes Sachem, Keeps peace with English until 1670s

76
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How does the fur trade affect the natives

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the fur trade begins to diminish, they have to start trading land instead

77
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Why did many tribes begin to take sides?

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frustration of taking of land/cultural differences

78
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What are the two sides?

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1- Wamponoags, Narragansetts, Nipmucks, Pocantucks

2-Pequots, Mohegans, Nausets, side w/ English

79
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What was Metacom’s goal with starting war with the English?

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He wants to get rid of the English settlers of NE

80
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Why do the English start referring to metacom as King Phillip

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King Phillip made the spanish armada in sights of defeating english but failed miserably.

81
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What results from the war?

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14 months of war
12 frontier towns destroyed
Metacom killed in 1676
Native American of his side were sold into slavery
3,000 NA's killed/600 English
Irreparable damages to MA relations
82
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Who was the governor of Virginia in 1676

A

William Berkeley

83
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What were the major issues of the virginia colony around 1676 (time of william berkely in charge)

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  • high taxes to citizens
  • falling tobacco prices
  • NA’s attacking farmers on frontier
  • Berkeley accused of having an inner circle of elites he favored
84
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What was the main grievance against Berkeley?

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He did nothing about the native american attacks targeting the farmers

85
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Who was nathaniel Bacon?

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  • English born and educated
  • Came to VA in 1670s
  • Farmer
86
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How does Nathaniel Bacon try to solve the problem of the attacks by himself?

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Starts unauthorized retaliation

87
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What does this retaliation started by Bacon cause?

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  • he gains popularity among farmers

- Is elected to house of Burgesses

88
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How does Berkeley react to this?

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He is angry about Bacon’s election and refuses to let him have his seat, and bacon was arrested for his attacks on the native americans

89
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What happens after Bacon was arrested?

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Bacon forms a group of rebels and seeks to take control of the colony, Berkeley flees

90
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What happens at Jamestown

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Jamestown is set on fire during Bacon’s rebellion

91
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What happens to Bacon after rebellion?

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he dies after gaining control of colony, rebellion collapses and Berkeley is back in power

92
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How can this be view as a precursor to the american revolution?

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Seeds of rebellion planted… think of your own unique answer bc Im way to tired to write what I wrote your smart and can think of something good lol

93
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What were the chances you would live up to 20 in 17th century Virginia?

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VA/MD- 50% 40% in NE

94
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What accounts for the 50/50ish chances of living to 20?

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disease

95
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What was the most populated colony in 1700

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VA, 59, 000 people

96
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Population of MA in 1700?

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30, 000

97
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When did slavery in the colonies begin?

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chattel slavery starts in 1619

98
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What is the difference between chattel slavery and indentured servitude

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CS- unwillingly a slave, owned, against will

IS- signed self over to pay debt

99
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Why did indentured servitude greatly disappear in 1680s

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England wages rise in 1680 for lower class, so they don’t need to sign up for indentured servitude

100
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What affect did the disappearance of Indentured servitude affect chattel slavery

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1680-1750 major spike in chattel slavery

101
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When did slave codes first appear?

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first appeared in 1662, bound slaves for life to owners

102
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When did slave rebellions start to occur

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1700s

103
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Social hierarchy of the south

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1-planters
2-farmers
3-landless whites
4-slaves

104
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who were the planters in society

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owned slaves, owned land, ruled economy, held most political power

105
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Farmers in society

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largest group, generally worked own land, may have one or two slaves, to much affect on econemy

106
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Landless whites in society

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most were at one time indentured servants, no effect on economy

107
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slaves in society

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no power nothing notta none

108
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What problem was plaguing the puritan church in 1700s

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loosing membership in new england

109
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Why was this a problem for the puritan church

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less money from members

110
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New solution for less membership in puritan church called? what did it do?

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Created partial membership of church if you were child or grandchild of a full member, did this to keep money flowing

111
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How did the salem witch trials start?

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1692, group of girls claimed to be bewitched by Tituba

112
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What resulted of the girls claiming to be bewitched

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mass hysteria ensued, 20 people put to death

113
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theories of why the salem witch trials occurred

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feuding families, may have ingested a plant with hallucinogenic affects

114
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when did the trials end

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1693

115
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what did MA legislature do later

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apologized and pretty much said it should never have happened, made reparations to families of victims

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