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William Penn allowed only Quakers to settle in Pennsylvania.  

Headrights were used to attract colonists to Jamestown.  

 Many colonists were Loyalists (Tories) during the Revolutionary War.

The so-called Sugar Act (Revenue Act) of 1764a. taxed only sugar refined in the colonies.b. taxed sugar and other imported goods in order to raise revenue.c. doubled the existing tax on molasses.d. legalized trade with the French West Indies.

The Middle Passage was the middle leg of the so-called triangular trade in which European ships traveled to West Africa for slaves.

The first permanent English settlement in North America was      a. St. Mary’s.      b. Plymouth.        c. Roanoke.        d. Jamestown.

A turning point of the Revolutionary War was the battle at      a. Cowpens.        b. King’s Mountain.       c. Valley Forge.      d. Saratoga. 

Maryland was founded as a refuge or sanctuary for a.  Puritans. b.  Quakers. c.  Catholics. d.  Presbyterians.

The “Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom” was written by      a. Ben Franklin.      b. Sir Edwin Sandys.         c. John Winthrop.        d. Thomas Jefferson. 

Many English settlers who immigrated to the North American colonies were indentured servants.