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Who was John Smith?
Leader of Jamestown colony.
Who was Lord Calvert?
Founder of Maryland.
Who was William Penn?
Founder of Pennsylvania.
Who was John Rolfe?
Developed tobacco cultivation in Jamestown.
Who was Powhatan?
Leader of the Powhatan Confederacy near Jamestown.
Who was John Winthrop?
Puritan leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Who was Nathaniel Bacon?
Led Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia.
Who were Jonathan Edwards & George Whitefield?
Key preachers during the First Great Awakening.
Who were Roger Williams & Anne Hutchinson?
Religious dissenters banished from Massachusetts.
Who was John Peter Zenger?
His acquittal supported freedom of the press.
What were the causes and effects of Mercantilism?
Causes: European powers sought wealth and power. Effects: Colonies provided raw materials, England manufactured goods, led to resentment.
What were the causes and effects of Salutary Neglect?
Causes: England preoccupied with other matters. Effects: Colonies developed self-governance and economic independence, but later resented British control.
What were the causes and effects of the First Great Awakening?
Causes: Enlightenment ideas, desire for religious renewal. Effects: New denominations, challenged authority, promoted individual judgment.
What were the causes and effects of King Philip's War?
Causes: Colonial expansion, land disputes. Effects: Native American power diminished, westward expansion accelerated.
What were the causes and effects of Bacon’s Rebellion?
Causes: Frontier grievances, lack of protection from Native Americans. Effects: Shift towards African slave labor, increased social tensions.
What were the causes and effects of the headright system?
Causes: Need for labor in the colonies. Effects: Expansion of tobacco cultivation, social stratification, and indentured servitude.
What were the causes and effects of the Act of Toleration?
Causes: Religious diversity in Maryland. Effects: Religious freedom for Christians, but not for other religions.
What were the causes and effects of the Navigation Acts?
Causes: England's desire to enforce mercantilism. Effects: Colonial resentment, smuggling, and economic dependence on England.
What were the causes and effects of the Salem Witch Trials?
Causes: Social tensions, religious extremism. Effects: Mass hysteria, executions, and erosion of Puritan authority.
What were the causes and effects of the founding of Jamestown?
Causes: English desire for wealth and resources. Effects: First permanent English colony, tobacco cultivation, and conflicts with Native Americans.
What happened in 1607?
Jamestown, the first permanent English colony, was founded.
What happened in 1619?
House of Burgesses established; first African slaves arrive in Virginia.
What happened in 1620?
Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower and established Plymouth colony.
What happened in 1636?
Harvard University was founded.
What happened in 1649?
The Act of Toleration was passed in Maryland.
What happened in 1675?
King Philip's War began between New England colonists and Native Americans.
What happened in 1676?
Bacon’s Rebellion occurred in Virginia.
What happened in the 1692?
Salem Witch Trials took place.
What happened in the 1730s-1750s?
The First Great Awakening occurred.
What happened in 1754?
The French and Indian War began.