onramps USH Fall midterm review Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Unit 1 - Correct answer-Unit 1
Puritans - Correct answer-Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the
Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization.
Massachussettes Bay Colony - Correct answer-in 1630 a large group of puritans
left england and founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
"A City upon a Hill" - Correct answer-Used to make the religion of the new
settlement clear. Emphasized "giving"
"Come over and help us
Jamestown - Correct answer-First permanent English settlement in North America
Pilgrims/Separatists - Correct answer-Established Plymouth, they were separatists
who insisted on completely separating from the "corrupt english church"
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, Mayflower Compact - Correct answer-1620 - The first agreement for self-
government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up
a government for the Plymouth colony.
Indentured Servants - Correct answer-Young men or women who signed indentures
(labor contracts) where they would work for a certain amount of years on tobacco
plants specifically in the chesapeake colonies.
They would receive lodging food and sometimes at the end of their contract their
own land. Conditions were harsh though.
Bacon's Rebellion (1676) - Correct answer-Named after Nathaniel Bacon, this was
a rebellion held by many white and black people who did not trust the
government's handling of land and possible wealth. They wanted the extermination
of the natives because they were seen as obstacles in the way of gaining wealth and
land
John Winthrop - Correct answer-First Puritan governor of Massachusetts Bay
Colony. Speaker of "City upon a hill"
Puritan "a model of christian charity"
Settled in 1630
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Unit 1 - Correct answer-Unit 1
Puritans - Correct answer-Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the
Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization.
Massachussettes Bay Colony - Correct answer-in 1630 a large group of puritans
left england and founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
"A City upon a Hill" - Correct answer-Used to make the religion of the new
settlement clear. Emphasized "giving"
"Come over and help us
Jamestown - Correct answer-First permanent English settlement in North America
Pilgrims/Separatists - Correct answer-Established Plymouth, they were separatists
who insisted on completely separating from the "corrupt english church"
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, Mayflower Compact - Correct answer-1620 - The first agreement for self-
government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up
a government for the Plymouth colony.
Indentured Servants - Correct answer-Young men or women who signed indentures
(labor contracts) where they would work for a certain amount of years on tobacco
plants specifically in the chesapeake colonies.
They would receive lodging food and sometimes at the end of their contract their
own land. Conditions were harsh though.
Bacon's Rebellion (1676) - Correct answer-Named after Nathaniel Bacon, this was
a rebellion held by many white and black people who did not trust the
government's handling of land and possible wealth. They wanted the extermination
of the natives because they were seen as obstacles in the way of gaining wealth and
land
John Winthrop - Correct answer-First Puritan governor of Massachusetts Bay
Colony. Speaker of "City upon a hill"
Puritan "a model of christian charity"
Settled in 1630
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