Roanoke & Jamestown
The Jamestown settlers made a profit for their investors by raising what crop?
Tobacco
Protestants who left the Anglican Church and established their own churches were called what?
Separtists
The Dutch (Netherlands)
This term refers to a laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America.
What is indentured servant?
What did groups of merchants have to obtain from the British king in order to start settlements in America?
What are charters?
What was the name of the first child born in North America?
Virginia Dare
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came over to America on?
The Mayflower
"Penns" Woods translates to this colony.
What is Pennsylvania?
Large areas of land that have one owner are called what?
Estates
What country had colonies all along the Atlantic Coast?
Britain (England)
What was the name of the first joint-stock company in British controlled America?
Virginia Company
What were the names of the two individuals that helped the Pilgrims survive?
Squanto & Samoset
People who refuse to fight in wars are known as what?
Pacifists
What crop was discovered by Eliza Lucas?
Indigo
What were groups of people that wanted to reform the Anglican Church called?
Puritans
This term refers to the 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way.
What location did the Pilgrims first drop anchor at?
Cape Cod Bay, MA
What term refers to being able to accept -or- put up with different views or behaviors?
What term refers to a person or country that owes money?
What is debtor?
What is the name of the closest galaxy to ours?
Andromeda
The Virginia Company gave colonists the right to elect people to represent them in the assembly; what is this term called?
Burgesses
The Massachussets Bay Company given a charter to establish a colony; this was north of what location?
Plymouth, MA
What term refers to landowners in Dutch colonies that ruled over large areas of land?
What is patroon?
What is a constitution?
What planet in the solar system has the most moons?