Early American Governments
Colonies
Economic/ Geographic
Misc.
Random
100
All the colonies had what type of government?
What is Self-Government
100
What was the 1st successful Colony and what year was it founded?
What is Jamestown, VA 1607
100

The _________ climate of the Southern Colonies let them farm lots of profitable crops.

What is a Warm climate

100
Why did Europeans decide to explore and colonize the New World?
What is GOD (religion), GOLD (get rich), and GLORY (get famous)
100

Why did the English people want to move away from their homes and come to the New World? (hint: push factors)

Economic instability, political instability, lack of economic opportunity, lack of religious freedom, persecution, adventure, escape from debt

200

What was the Mayflower Compact?

First DOCUMENT of self-government in the colonies

200
What was the 2nd successful Colony and what year was it founded?
What is Plymouth, MA 1620
200
All the colonies were similar in one particular way. They all had some kind of ________________. Hint: This is a fancy word for farming
What is Agriculture
200
Why did France want to be in the New World?
What is fur trading.
200
All religious groups came to the New World for what reasons?
What is religious freedom and escape persecution.
300
What document created the government for the Pilgrims?
What is the Mayflower Compact
300

The colonies were grouped into 3 regions. What were they?

What is the New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies.

300

The colony of Massachusetts' primary economic activities were __________ and ___________

What is fishing and shipbuilding?

300
Gold and riches did not make Jamestown successful. What did?
What is Tobacco. They discovered they could grow cash crops and make money.
300

The Magna Carta, written in 1215, did what to the power of the Kings and gave what to the people?

Limited the power of the King and gave more rights to people.

400
What was the 1st written Constitution in America?
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
400
Name the colony and the founder of the place where Catholics settled for religious freedom.
What is Maryland and Lord Baltimore
400
What was the Middle Region nicknamed and why?
What is the "Bread Basket" and because they grew cash crops like wheat, barley, rye, and grains
400
What created a limited government in Connecticut?
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
400
What Economic System was designed so that colonies were created for the pure benefit of its mother country?
What is Mercantilism.
500

What is the practice of a country letting their colonies govern themselves?

Salutary Neglect

500
William Penn created which Colony and for which religious group?
What is Pennsylvania and Quakers
500

What type of agricultural system did they have in the Southern region? and why was this system successful only in the South?

What is the Plantation System and because the fertile soil and long summers allowed them to grow many cash crops.

500
What movement had followers that wanted religion to be more of a part of everyone's life?
What is the 1st Great Awakening
500
Who were banned from Massachusetts because they spoke out (disagreed) with the religion being in control of the government. And what did they created as a result?
Who is Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams and the colony of Rhode Island.
600

What colony had a representative assembly that made laws? What was this assembly called?

Virginia, House of Burgesses

600

Founder of Georgia, created it as a refuge for debtors (people who owed money)

James Oglethorpe

600

This region is focused mainly on manufacturing and resource industries, they make a good deal of their money through trade.

What is the New England colonies?

600

Why did the populations of the 13 colonies typically settle near water and trade routes?

Easy access to resources, fresh water, and communication with England.

600
What was the Colombian Exchange and what was the main downfall of it?
What is the exchange of goods between Europeans and Native Americans. The main downfall was the spread of diseases which killed most of the Native Americans.
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