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General Oglethorpe and his former prisoners from debtors’ prison established the city of: 

The First Continental Congress met in Boston. 

The Quakers’ religion taught that: 

The development of the tobacco industry in the early colonies: 

Settlers arriving from the northern counties of England and Scotland, known as the Back Country Folk, would most likely settle in pre-established areas, such as Massachusetts, Georgia, or Virginia. 

The Declaration of Independence: 

Which of the following men was a writer from the Renaissance era? 

The Dominion of New England was an attempt by King James II to maintain power over the New England colonies by establishing one governor, Edmund Andros, over the region. 

Which colonizing group from England would be most likely to support the monarchy? 

Johann Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press was a tangible spark for the Renaissance in Europe, creating access for books and documents previously only housed in libraries and churches.