Amateur Historian
A firsthand account or physical object that was written or created during the time period being studied is a...
Primary Source
The initial reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas.
To find new trade route to Asia
The first permanent English Settlement in the New World.
Jamestown
Main reason for Europeans moving to the New World.
Escape religious persecution.
In 1620, the Pilgrims took an important step towards self-government by...
Agreeing to the Mayflower Compact.
The author's opinion or view of the subject is referred to as their.....
Point of view
Christopher Columbus Sailed to the Americas in the year....
1492
Settled by the Pilgrims in 1620.
Plymouth
Dominant religion in the colony of Maryland.
Catholicism
One reason for the importance of the Mayflower Compact and The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was that they laid the foundation for....
the growth of representative government in Colonial America
A point of view based on pre-existing beliefs.
Bias
The three main countries that explored and settled the Americas
France, Spain, England
Number of English Colonies in the New World.
Thirteen
Religious group that settled the Massachusetts Bay area.
Puritans
In 1619, the colony of Virginia established an elected representative assembly known as...
A secondhand account or physical object that was created by someone using information from primary sources or other secondary sources.
Secondary source
Why were French explorers interested in claiming the Mississippi River and having access to the Great Lakes?
Fur Trapping and Trading
Colonies that make up the New England Region.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
What is one way the New England colonies were settled differently from other British colonies in North America?
Puritans primarily settled in New England
Written by Thomas Hooker, this document stated that government is based on the rights of individuals and declared that Connecticut would rule itself...
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Comparing sources and examining multiple perspectives of an event in order to evaluate the credibility of a source.
Corroboration
The journeys of Christopher Columbus and Robert de LaSalle to the "New World" were made possible because of the...
development of new navigational instruments and technology.
A chief economic cause for colonization for colonization in the Americas.
Mercantilism
Puritans originally set high standards for membership. They wanted to promote...
Virtue (goodness)
This document guaranteed trial by jury, the right to petition parliament, and other personal freedoms, as well as freedom of speech and debate in parliament.
The English Bill of Rights 1689