Places
This place was the first town on American soil.
Where is Jamestown
The leader of Jamestown is who?
Who is John Smith
A Joint Stock company is?
What is a Joint Stock A group of investors who pool their money together in the hopes of making more money. They often funded settlers into the New World in an attempt to ease the overcrowding in Europe.
Theocracy is?
What is Theocracy: A government based on religious principles (there was no separation between the church and the government).
The Philadelphia is?
Where is Philadelphia: The capital city of Pennsylvania and attracted people from all over the world. “The city of brotherly love”
This Colony was formed by Pilgrims
Where is Plymouth Colony
The first governor of Plymouth colony is who?
Who is William Bradford
A Black Smith is?
What is a Black Smith:A metalworker who creates and repairs objects made from iron or steel by heating the metal in a forge and shaping it with a hammer on an anvil
The Puritans are?
What are These people were composed of several rich business owners and merchants in England. Puritans held very strict religious beliefs and did not practice religious tolerance for others. They left England to “purify” the church. Also known as non-separatists.
The Huguenots is?
What are Huguenots: People who were persecuted by Catholics and many of them emigrated from France.
This Colony was formed by John Winthrop
Where is Massachusetts Bay Colony
The leader of the puritans is who?
Who is John Winthrop
The Virginia Company is?
What is a Joint Stock Company: A joint stock company that funded a group of settlers to go into the New World to establish a permanent colony in Virginia (Jamestown).
A Town Meeting is?
What is a Town meeting:Were an assembly of townspeople that decides local issues.
The New France Colony is?
What is France: France claimed land in the Ohio River Valley. This was established primarily as a series of trading posts to help enrich the French fur trade and NOT as a permanent settlement.
The Quakers formed this town
Where is Philadelphia
The person who taught the settlers in Plymouth Colony how to farm and fish was
Who is Squanto
First Virginia Charter is?
What is the First Virginia Charter: Granted permission to settle Jamestown and thus started English rule over much of North America.
A self-government is?
What is a Self-government: A government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony.
The Bacon’s Rebellion is?
What is Bacon’s Rebellion: In the 1660s, wealthy Virginia farmers bought most of the good farmland near the coast. Many indentured servants moved inland to find farmland. However, the settlers that moved inland began fighting with the Indians. The British Governor William Berkeley refused to aid the settlers and a group of settlers in revolt against Jamestown and burned it to the ground
This town's former leader surrendered the town to the British
Where is New York
This person founded the colony of Providence, Rhode Island?
Who is Roger Williams
The Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is?
What is the The Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony: Allowed the Puritans to begin settling in New England. This changed the landscape of the English colonies.
The Salem Witch Trials is?
What is the The Salem Witch Trials: The Puritans came to the New World in order to freely worship, however, they did not tolerate other religions. In 1692, hysteria about witches swept through Salem, Massachusetts. The events that followed caused many people began to form new colonies.
What are Indentured Servants?
What is indentured servants: These people signed a contract to work from 4 to 10 years in exchange for a passage to the New World. At the end of their contract, they earned their freedom and rights of other citizens.