Famous People
Author of Declaration of Independence
Author of Statue of Religious Freedoms
Founder of the University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
What English document limited the power of the king and said he couldn't raise taxes?
Magna Carta
Which colony started as a safe place for Catholics and tolerant to all Christians?
Maryland
This was considered what kind of reason?
Trade
Economic reason
Which region of colonies? Iron, grain, large rivers with fertile valleys, large ports, variety of people and cultures
Middle Colonies
Who established Rhode Island as a colony because he wanted to END STATE INTERFERENCE in church affairs?
Roger Williams
What's the historical significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
Began representative government in English colonies
Which colony was started by Puritans from Massachusetts and created first written constitution?
Connecticut
Why did European countries explore and colonize North America?
Which region of colonies? Tidewater plantation, slaves, backcountry, tobacco, rice, indigo
Southern colonies
Who were these people?
George Calver (Maryland), Thomas Hooker (Connecticut), James Oglethorpe (Georgia), Roger Williams (Rhode Island)
Founders of the American Colonies
Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in American democracy?
Provided basis for self government (in Plymouth)
Which colony promoted ideas of religious tolerance and SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE?
Rhode Island
How did most European countries treat people who didn't follow their religions?
Persecuted them
Which region of colonies? Village life, shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, difficult farming
New England Colonies
How was the Virginia House of Burgesses similar to the signing of the Mayflower Compact?
Both contributed to representative government
Which colony was created for Quakers with religious freedom ?
Pennsylvania
The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields in Virginia led to what?
Slavery - Use of enslaved people from African
Many colonists said they SHOULD NOT be taxed by Parliament, why?
They had NO REPRESENTATIVES in Parliament
Document that included the idea FIRST suggested by John Locke that people have a right to OVERTHROW the government
Declaration of Independence
Which region of colonies does the following describe: Relied on Atlantic ocean for shipbuilding, trade, and fishing.
Triangular Trade Routes - Traded goods for rum, sugar cane, molasses and slave
KEY Trade Port - Boston, MA - They had small farms
New England Colonies
What reason did Parliament give for raising taxes in the colonies AFTER 1763?
To help pay for the costs of the French and Indian War