Which colony was established primarily for growing tobacco?
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Responses
Plymouth
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Bay
Virginia
Virginia
Rhode Island
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Virginia
What important legal right guaranteed in the Magna Carta did the English colonists bring with them to the Americas?
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Responses
the right to trial by jury
the right to trial by jury
freedom of speech
freedom of speech
universal suffrage
universal suffrage
freedom from taxation
(1 point)
Responses
the right to trial by jury
the right to trial by jury
freedom of speech
freedom of speech
universal suffrage
universal suffrage
freedom from taxation
the right to trial by jury
Why did many English come to America as indentured servants?
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Responses
They were very religious and wanted freedom to worship.
They were very religious and wanted freedom to worship.
They were often poor and illiterate and needed work.
They were often poor and illiterate and needed work.
They were guaranteed a free college education.
They were guaranteed a free college education.
They received 50 acres of free land upon arrival.
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Responses
They were very religious and wanted freedom to worship.
They were very religious and wanted freedom to worship.
They were often poor and illiterate and needed work.
They were often poor and illiterate and needed work.
They were guaranteed a free college education.
They were guaranteed a free college education.
They received 50 acres of free land upon arrival.
They were often poor and illiterate and needed work.
What was the initial cause of the Anglo-Powhatan Wars?
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Responses
John Rolfe's kidnapping of Pocahontas
John Rolfe's kidnapping of Pocahontas
Rebecca's marriage to John Rolfe
Rebecca's marriage to John Rolfe
English settlement on the Chesapeake
English settlement on the Chesapeake
theft of the Powhatan's resources by the English
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Responses
John Rolfe's kidnapping of Pocahontas
John Rolfe's kidnapping of Pocahontas
Rebecca's marriage to John Rolfe
Rebecca's marriage to John Rolfe
English settlement on the Chesapeake
English settlement on the Chesapeake
theft of the Powhatan's resources by the English
theft of the Powhatan's resources by the English
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