Jamestown
What were the colonists looking for in Jamestown?
They were looking for gold & silver and river routes to the Pacific Ocean.
puritans
Protestant group that wanted to reform the church of England
Why was the colony of New York established
People who disagreed with the official religious/political opinions.
Dissenters.
Puritan minister forced to leave Massachusetts
Thomas Hoover
Who was the leader of Jamestown and forced settlers to plant crops and build houses?
Cap. John Smith
Religious groups
Sect
Religious freedom
Why was Roger Williams forced to leave Massachusetts?
For criticizing puritan officials and court.
the people that signed a contract to work for several years in exchange for transportation to Virginia.
Indentured Servant
Mayflower Compact.
Quaker leader who established the colony of Pennsylvania.
William Penn
Covenant
Sacred agreement with God
Powhatan Confederacy.
Powerful alliances Of the Algonquian natives, would teach Jamestown colonists how to grow their food.
The Native American who helped teach the pilgrims how to catch fish and plant crops. HELPED ESTABLISH PEACE.
Squanto
Quaker
Protestant group who believed in all people had inner-goodness.
The reason why New Hampshire was founded
For farming and fishing
Virginia
Separatists
What is the toleration act.
Passed to ease tension between Catholics and Protestants in Maryland.
Great migration
80,000 people would leave England to avoid religious persecution