Investing In Colonies
What kind of people did King James I think were best to establish a colony
wealthy people and merchants were to invest in it
Why did puritans come to Massachusetts
To worship freely according to their religious beliefs
What became the colony's most profitable agricultural product
Tabacco
Was England the only country seeking fortune in north America and if not why
No the Netherlands wanted their share too.
Where did the pilgrims plan to start a new colony
They started to make a new colony in North America where they could practice their religion freely.
what is a charter
a document giving investors permission to establish a colony
What were the meeting houses for in Massachusetts
Served as a church, courthouse, a place to conduct business
How did colonist secure prosperity for the James town colonies
With the help of the Powhatan, they learned to grow tobaccco and gained enough money to prosper
Name five places were the settlers in the Dutch Colonies came from
Netherlan, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, England, Scotland, Ireland, Africa
What are separatists
Pilgrims who no longer belonged to the church of England.
If colonists found gold or other natural resources, what would the inverters earn
Profit
What form of government was the puritans
Democracy
When did the settlers from the Virginia company leave England
1606
What year did dutch send Henry Hudson to explore and map the waterways in New York region
1609
Why did the separatists want to leave the church of England
They wanted to leave because they no longer shared its beliefs and practices.
What expectation did investors for the Virginia company have
Investors expected the colonist to find gold and other natural resources to trade with England
Who were the puritans in England at odds with
The church of england
What was the winter of 1609-1610 known as
"The starving time"
Give a example of diversity in the Netherlands colony
Half of the population was not Dutch. People were from all over Europe and Africa
They arrived in North America late in 1620 what did they name their colony and what was it after?
They named their colony Plymouth after the town of England.
What are the four steps to starting a Virginia colony
* gather investors
* sell stock
* receive charter
* send colonist
Why were the rules made at town meetings in the Massachusetts Bay Colony important
They were some of the first examples of democracy in North America
Name two challenges English settlers faced in Jamestown
* Colonist lacked stilled laborers
* Fresh water was in short supply
* Disease was rampant
* Producing food was a problem
How did diversity affect the Dutch losing the colony to the England
Over half of them weren't Dutch so they may not oppose English take over or supporting a Dutch governor
Some colonists traveled on the mayflower with the pilgrims but did not share their religious beliefs what did the pilgrams call them
"strangers"