Colonial Origin Stories
Established for religious freedom by Roger Williams
First attempted English Colony; mysteriously vanished.
Roanoke
The year that Plymouth was established
1620
Demand for slaves in cash crop colonies led to the expansion of this
Transatlantic Slave Trade
People electing their own leaders and lawmakers is called this
Representative Government
Prisoners were sent here to work off sentences; founded by James Oglethorpe
Georgia
Spanish settlement; meant to convert Natives to Christianity.
Mission
Jamestown
Rocky soil and natural harbors as well as swift rivers describe this colonial region
New England
1st Representative Legislature
Haven for Catholics settled by Lord Baltimore
Plantation
Warm fertile soil and a reliance on cash crops describe this colonial region
Southern Colonies
Written by the Pilgrims, it establishes self government
The Mayflower Compact
Founded by William Penn and the Quakers
Settlement built by Pilgrims
Plymouth
The economic model that sent raw materials to Europe and restricted trade with other countries in order to maximize profit the mother country
Mercantilsm
Jamestown was founded to look for this
Gold
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Connecticut
First permanent English settlement
Jamestown
Period when preachers like Jonathan Edwards taught that all men are equal under God
The First Great Awakening
Escape religious persecution
The Magna Carta