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1 .       Where did England plant another permanent colony thirteen years after the founding of Jamestown in 1607? [Hint]



2 .       The Puritans and the Pilgrims were unprepared to make the journey from England to America and their colonies were almost failures. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       Anglicans thought that believing Christians could earn their way to heaven by good works, a doctrine called ____________. [Hint]



4 .       Even though their religious beliefs differed from the Church of England, the Puritans left England mainly because of their innate sense of adventure and willingness to put down roots in "New England." [Hint]

 
 


5 .       ____________ and Samoset turned up to offer the Pilgrims their assistance, showing them how to grow corn and use fish as fertilizer; these two Indians eventually helped to negotiate a treaty between the Indians and the Pilgrims. [Hint]



6 .       Which of the following is not one of the reasons that New England was able to catch up and keep pace with the Chesapeake? [Hint]



7 .       Puritan families were matriarchal; the women held all of the power in the family [Hint]

 
 


8 .       The Puritan households were based on the patterns of authority that prevailed in society; they used the family as an instrument of order. [Hint]

 
 


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