This European country claimed land along much of the east coast of North America
England
This European country established settlements in southern Canada and along the Mississippi River
France
This European country established settlements in Florida, Central America, and large portions of the Caribbean Islands and South America
Spain
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in the "New World?
Jamestown
This settlement was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620
Plymouth
Jamestown was first settled in this year
1607
Colonists struggled tremendously in Jamestown until John Rolfe introduced what crop?
Tobacco
For what reason did both the Pilgrims and Puritans sail to the New World?
religious freedom
Where were Pilgrims initially headed?
Northern Virginia
The Puritans founded Massachusetts Bay Colony in what year?
1630
Focused on family and religion, intolerant of other religions, and a strong work ethic best describe what colonial group?
Puritans
Tolerance of other religions, non-violence, fair treatment towards Indians, and male-female equality best describe what colonial group?
Quakers
What two groups of people sailed on the Mayflower?
Pilgrims and "Strangers
What kind of people could vote in Puritan New England?
White, male, land-owning, church members
Which colony became home of the Quakers in 1682?
Pennsylvania
The Navigation Acts were passed in the 1600's for what purpose?
To control trade in the colonies
The nickname for the dangerous journey that African slaves were forced to make across the Atlantic Ocean was known as
The Middle Passage
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island were considered part of the New England, Middle or Southern Colonies?
New England
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware were considered a part of the New England, Middle, or Southern Colonies?
Middle
What colonies were found in the Southern region?
Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia
Where were fishing and subsistence farming commonly found? (NE, M, or S Colonies)
New England Colonies
Where were tobacco, rice and indigo exported? (NE, M, or S colonies)
Southern Colonies
Where were town meetings the local form of government? (NE, M, or S colonies)
New England Colonies
Where were plantations found? (NE, M, or S colonies)
Southern Colonies
Where were religion and family the center of life? (NE, M, or S colonies)
New England Colonies
Where did William Penn and his followers settle? (NE, M, or S colonies)
Middle Colonies (Pennsylvania)
Somebody who sold themselves into service, or work, in order to pay off a debt, was called
Indentured servant
What document did the Pilgrims and Strangers compose on board the Mayflower before they landed at Cape Cod in 1620?
Mayflower Compact
Why was the Mayflower Compact composed?
Because the Pilgrims and Strangers were without a government and needed a basic plan for rules and laws in their new settlement
Why is the Mayflower Compact important in U.S. history?
It is often seen as the beginning of self-government in the English colonies.
The first colonial group to openly oppose, or condemn slavery, was
The Quakers