European Influences
This legacy is still seen today in U.S. place names like San Diego and Santa Fe
Spanish
This crop made Virginia wealthy.
Tobacco
John Winthrop called Massachusetts Bay a “____ on a Hill.”
City
This Native leader, also called Metacom, resisted English expansion
King Philip
The English peacefully took over this Dutch colony in 1664
New Amsterdam → New York
This European nation shaped Louisiana with Catholic faith, language, and food.
French
Massachusetts Bay was founded mainly for this reason
Religion / Puritan mission
Puritans emphasized this skill so everyone could read the Bible.
Literacy
The brutal war he led lasted from 1675–1676
King Philip’s War
In 1686, King James II united colonies under one governor in this union.
Dominion of New England
This colony, founded by the Dutch, was known for trade, tolerance, and diversity.
New Amsterdam
Virginia saw freedom as tied to wealth and land; Massachusetts Bay tied it to this
Faith & moral order
Name one dissenter banished from Massachusetts Bay
Roger Williams or Anne Hutchinson or Thomas Hooker
What happened to Natives after King Philip’s War?
lost land
Colonists resented the Dominion of New England because they lost this
Self-rule / assemblies
The English shaped the colonies most through these two lasting influences. (both start with L)
Law and Language
This early assembly in Virginia (1619) gave colonists a voice in government.
House of Burgesses
In 1692, this event showed the dangers of fear and rigid rule & name one of the first two girls who were accused
Salem Witch Trials &
Betty Parris
Abigail Williams
What happened to colonists after the war (we only mentioned 1)?
Expanded land, stronger control of New England
Why did England want New Amsterdam?
Strategic location for trade & defense
Puritan ideals in New England emphasized these two values.
1. Community 2. Religious (puritan)
He kept Virginia alive with strict discipline, while this other John led Massachusetts Bay with his “City on a Hill” vision.
John Smith and John Winthrop
Were the Puritans successful? Give one “Yes” and one “No” reason.
Yes: strong society. No: intolerance/decline.
Why was King Philip’s War a turning point?
permanent decline of Native resistance
This 1688 event in England led colonists to overthrow the Dominion of New England and restore their assemblies.
Glorious Revolution