Colonial Foundations
What was King James' goal in granting a charter to the Virginia Company?
Prevent Spanish/ Northwest passage to Asia
Jamestown island was a good location to settle because...
Swamp and river provided protection from native groups
What was a major lifestyle difference between the settlers of Jamestown and the Powhatan people.
Land ownership
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
Banished from Mass. for having bible studies for women
Florida
What crop became an important source of income for the people of Jamestown
Tobacco
What aspect of New England colonies made farming a challenge
Short growing seasons/ cold winters
What was the significance of town meetings in the New England colonies?
practice democracy
Who is William Penn?
Quaker/ found of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
What was unique about the middle colonies regarding religion?
No dominant Religion
What was the significance of the House of Burgesses
Representative government
What opportunities did the people of Plymouth have that those of Jamestown did not due to their geography?
Fishing, Trade, Transportation
What was unique about Maryland
Catholic refuge
Who was Roger Williams
Banished for giving opinions in church
The people from these European countries settled the Appalachian frontier of the middle colonies
German/ Scott-Irish
What was the headright system?
Gave land to head of family for settling the southern colonies
Which colony acted as a buffer between the British and Spanish colonies?
Georgia
What was the Great Awakening?
A religious revival in the 13 colonies
Who was Nathaniel Bacon
Rebel/ Jamestown
Following Bacon's Rebellion and increase in demand of ______ labor occured
Slave
What is an indentured servant?
Poor European who agreed to work in exchange for passage to colonies
Which colonial region's geography led it to become know as the "bread basket" due to it's ability to grow wheat.
Middle
What group of people were the intended settlers of the Georgia colony
Debtors
Who is John Winthrop
Mass bay Gov
Which colonial settlement was home to the strict puritans
Mass.