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Jamestown, 1607 correct answers First permanent English colony, founded by the Virginia Company of London First Africans brought to Virginia, 1619 correct answers The Africans became indentured servants, similar in legal position to many poor Englishmen who traded several years labor in exchange for passage to America. With the success of tobacco planting, African Slavery was legalized in Virginia and Maryland, becoming the foundation of the Southern agrarian economy., The president advises Americans to avoid political parties and to be wary of foreign affairs Mayflower Compact, 1620 correct answers A mutual agreement to obey any laws agreed upon for the general good of the colony. Signed by (male) Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. Established the notion of self-government in America. Great Migration of Puritans to Massachusetts. 1630's and 1640's correct answers Puritans wanted to remove all "taints" from the Church of England. Feared individualistic behavior and formed communities of support and assumed responsibility for all people around them. (holy watchers) the "Promised Land"- establish holy communities devoted to serving God. "City on a Hill." Roger Williams established Rhode Island, 1636 correct answers A preacher who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south William Penn established Pennsylvania, 1681 correct answers Son of very wealthy Sir Admiral William Penn. One of wealthiest sugar planters. Rebelled against his parents. Founded Pennsylvania for the QUAKERS—tolerant of all people, religions, and ethnicity. nicknamed the Society of friends Salem Witch Trials, 1692 correct answers trials in Salem, Massachusetts, after which 19 people were executed as witches; historians note the class nature of these trials. James Oglethorpe established Georgia, 1732 correct answers social reformer who established colony of Georgia as a place for honest debtors (the poor who were in debtor's prison) Jonathan Edwards sparked Great Awakening, 1734 correct answers wrote "sinners in the hands of an angry god", Puritan Minister sparked the Great revival of religion Declaration of Independence, 1776 correct answers Formal pronouncement of independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson and approved by Congress. The declaration allowed Americans to appeal for foreign aid and served as an inspiration for later revolutionary movements worldwide. French and Indian War, 1754-63 correct answers AKA the Seven Years' War. Clash between France and Britain for supremacy of the North American continent (hot spot: Ohio River Valley). The French lost miserably.