Colonial Leaders
Important Places
Big Mass.
Vocab
Mr. McLaughlin Said
100
Work or go hungry! This was the rule of this leader who saved Jamestown.
John Smith
100
It was the first successful English colony in North America.
Jamestown
100
This is the ship the Pilgrims sailed on. It was small. I guess you could say it was "compact".
Mayflower
100
This phrase could also be called "permission of the people". You'll need this if you want to keep your government.
Consent of the Governed
100
Giles Corey never entered a plea when accused of being a witch. Instead of being hanged, Giles was executed this way. More weight!
Crushing (by stones)
200
Leader of the Mass. Bay colony, he wanted to build a good, Christian community.
John Winthrop
200
Take a pilgrimage to this New England colony, founded in 1620.
Plymouth
200
The Pilgrims needed help to survive their first year. This Wampanoag was happy to help. Good thing he knew English.
Squanto
200
A Protestant group that wanted to reform the Church of England. They didn't like witches.
Puritan
200
These are the government names for the Pilgrims and Puritans.
Separatists and Congregationalists
300
Pocahontas's husband, he taught Jamestown how to grow tobacco.
John Rolfe
300
Maybe they went to Croatan, maybe not. This was an unsuccessful English colony, just before Jamestown.
Roanoke
300
Nobody leaves until we agree! The Pilgrims made this agreement for self-government.
Mayflower Compact
300
Money doesn't grow on trees, but you can grow something worth selling. This is what you call a plant that makes you a few bucks.
Cash Crop
300
You are only as old as you feel. This may have been the motto of the Powhatan leader Opechancanough, who led an attack against the Jamestown settlers at this age.
99 years old
400
This leader brought the Mayflower to Plymouth. There may or may not have been a rock involved.
William Bradford
400
Started in 1636, this colony had a set of basic rules for government. You could say they were "Fundamental Orders".
Connecticut
400
I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes. This is the name given to the harvest party the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag had to celebrate the Pilgrim's first year in their colony.
Thanksgiving
400
If your President is also a preacher, you might be living in this type of government.
Theocracy
400
It's not just a boulder, it's a rock! This is the place where the Pilgrims landed.
Plymouth Rock
500
It's neither a road nor an island, but that didn't stop this religious freedom seeker from starting Rhode Island.
Roger Williams
500
Cold, rocky, and not very fertile, this colonial region made it's money in fishing, shipbuilding, and trade.
New England
500
John Winthrop wanted a good example of a Christian community. _____ upon a _______.
City upon a Hill
500
Church collecting taxes? Too many priests telling you what to do? Can't believe what you want? Come to the Colonies for this type of freedom.
Religious Freedom
500
She said you don't have to follow church rules and was banished. This colonial woman was kicked out of Mass. Bay for teaching antinomianism. She was later murdered in New Amsterdam.
Anne Hutchinson