Category One
Where in America was religious tolerance first practiced?
Rhode Island
Which colony was created so debtors and poor people could start over?
Georgia
To keep other European powers from threatening its empire in America, Spain sent soldiers, settlers, and
missionaries
The end of Spanish control of the seas was a result of
the defeat of the Spanish Armada by England
Also known as King Philip
Metacomet
William Penn allowed some of Pennsylvania's southern counties to function as a separate colony called
Delaware
Because their journey had a religious purpose, the Separatists called themselves ____________ .
Pilgrims
Which woman was banished from her home because she shared her religious views with others
Anne Hutchinson
The English wanted to acquire the Dutch colony of New Netherland because
it had excellent harbors for trade and a thriving river trade
Pilgrims' colony
Plymouth
What law granted the right for Catholics to worship freely in Maryland?
Act of Toleration
The movement that drove 15,000 Puritans from England to Massachusetts was called the _____________.
Great Migration
The Mayflower Compact was a
a pledge allegiance to England, to majority rule, and to vote in the interests of the colony
What was the most important outcome of King Philip's War?
Native Americans in New England lost control of their lands
Founder of Hartford, CT
Thomas Hooker
Founder of Rhode Island who wanted religious tolerance and separation of state.
Roger Williams
To what colony did the English send a fleet to attack and acquire in 1664?
New Amsterdam
Which of these colonies offered the most freedom for the people who lived there?
Pennsylvania
Jamestown legislative assembly
House of Burgesses
Who was the wealthy friend of Queen Elizabeth who claimed land in North America?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Which colonial document, written by John Locke, covered land divisions and social ranking?
Carolina Constitution
The Mason-Dixon line distinguished the boundary between Pennsylvania and
Maryland
What was the fastest growing colony in the new world?
New York
First written constitution in America
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Who did Pocahontas marry? (hint: not the guy in the first Disney movie!)
John Rolfe