3.1 - Early Colonies Have Mixed Success
The founder of the first English Settlement in America:
Walter Raleigh
People who die for their beliefs:
Martyrs
Owner of Maryland:
Lord Baltimore
Wealthy Quaker who founded Pennsylvania:
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
One who worked for a set time without pay for free passage to America:
Indentured Servant
The movement of tens of thousands of English settlers into New England:
Great Migration
This ended religious persecution in Maryland:
The Acts of Toleration.
How were patroons rewarded for their work?
They were given land and access to hunting and trade.
Texas
Austin
Why was the House of Burgesses important?
It was the first representative government in the colonies.
What became a symbol of democracy in early America?
The New England town meeting
What things made the Carolinas an attractive place to settle (3 things)?
Religious toleration
Land
Political representation
What states made up the Middle colonies (4 states)?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Idaho
Boise
What likely happened to the colonists at Roanoke (2 answers)?
What would Puritans do to Quakers (4 things)?
They would whip, imprison, banish, and even kill them.
Who was NOT welcome in Georgia, and why?
Catholics - Georgians were afraid they would side with Catholics in Spanish Florida.
What were some things that attracted settlers to the Middle colonies (3 things)?
Good Soil
Good Climate
Religious Freedom
Nebraska
Lincoln
How did colonies enrich a country?
Raw materials from the colonies were used to make finished goods back in the mother country, which were sold to make a profit.
What were some key differences that separated Jamestown settlers from Puritan settlers in New England?
Jamestown settlers: mostly young men, indentured servants, in search of riches.
Puritans: wealthy, traveled in groups with neighbors, family, and friends, in search of religious freedom.
What did the Southern colonies have in common (4 main things)?
Religious Toleration
Representative governments
Climate
Culture
Where were most of the major cities and towns located in the Middle colonies? WHY?
By water, easy access to trade routes.
Alaska
Juneau