Men of the Colonies
This man was was given a land charter instead of money for a debt owed.
Who was William Penn?
First colony to offer full religious freedom.
What was Rhode Island?
The change when nobles began to fence in their sheep
What was the Enclosure Movement?
Main reason people moved to America.
What was freedom of religion?
Fiery Puritan minister who desired people to repent and be converted.
Who was Jonathan Edwards?
Colony built for those who owed debts in Europe to build a better life.
What was Georgia?
Agreement to make laws to the benefit of the whole settlement.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
One reason a person might move to the frontier.
What was life away from rules of establishments?
Or what was adventure?
Or what was cheap land?
Unliked leader of the Dutch in New York.
Who was Peter Stuyvesant?
Established by Thomas Hooker with a government where all adult men could vote.
What was Connecticut?
Land away from communities and establishments.
What is the frontier?
Who were the French?
Leader in Georgia who wanted to improve living conditions for poor.
Who was James Oglethorpe?
Established for persecuted Catholics by Sir George Calvert.
Group that made government decisions in Virginia.
What was the House of Burgesses?
A person who make a journey for a religious reason.
Who is a pilgrim?
Leader who said "no work, no food."
Who was John Smith?
First called "New Amsterdam".
What was New York?
Group of "friends" who believe in peace and having no minister lead the church worship.
Who were the Quakers?
Belief in one's own abilities to succeed.
What is self-reliance?