The Spanish Colonies
The Virginia Colony
The Plymouth Colony
The French and The Dutch
Vocabulary
100
Which nation started colonies in the Americas first?
Spain
100
Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to Europe?
Virginia Colony
100
Is John Smith's book "A Description of New England" a primary or secondary source?
A primary source
100
In which present day states did the Dutch establish New Netherland?
New York and New Jersey.
100
The money left over after all cost have been paid.
What is profit?
200
What did Spain start in the borderlands of New Spain to convert the Native Americans to Christianity?
Missions
200
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
Jamestown
200
How did Tisquantum help the first colonists in New England?
He taught them how to farm and fish in their new home.
200
Which part of North America did la Salle claim for France in 1684?
The Mississippi River Valley.
200
To speak for
What is represent?
300
What does Legislature mean?
Lawmaking branch of government.
300

Who established Jamestown? What was the name of the company?

The Virginia Company in 1607

300
What was the advantage of the Pilgrims' building their settlement on a bay?
The location provided a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean for easy access to shipping and trade.
300
What colony did Samuel de Champlain establish in 1608.
Quebec
300
The lawmaking branch of a government.
What is Legislature?
400
How did missionaries affect Native Americans in New Spain?
They were forced to become Catholic and change how they lived and worshipped. Some were forced to work as slaves.
400
Why was Jamestown location a poor choice for a settlement?
The land was swampy and not good for farming.
400
Who established the colony Plymouth?
William Bradford and the pilgrims in 1620.
400

What was New York City originally called by the Dutch?

New Amsterdam

400
A system of government in which people make their own laws.
What is Self-Government?
500

What was the first Spanish settlement in what would become the United States called? Hint: It's in Florida.

St. Augustine

500

What was the House of Burgesses?

People who made laws for the colony.
500
What two important ideas did the Mayflower Compact include? These ideas are foundational for our constitution today.

Self-government and Majority Rule.

500
What kind of activities made up the early economies of the North American colonies?
Farming, ranching, fishing, fur trading, and shipping goods and raw materials back to Europe.
500
The political idea that the majority of an organized group should have the power tomake decisions for the whole group.
What is majority rule?
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