England Seeks Colonies
Sent from London in 1608 to lead Jamestown
Who was John Smith?
"He who works not, eats not."
What did John Smith say?
He bought land and founded Providence, Rhode Island.
Who was Roger Williams?
He left Massachusetts and founded Hartford, Connecticut
Who was Thomas Hooker?
A document granting specific rights to a person or company
What is a charter?
Native American who helped the Pilgrims to plant crops and catch eels
Who was Squanto?
Virginia developed a dependable source of income for itself by growing this.
What was tobacco?
The people of this state decided there would be no established or official church.
What was Rhode Island?
This chief of the Wampanoag declared war on the English colonists in 1675.
Who was Metacom or King Philip?
A system where voters elect people to make laws for them
What is representative government?
Colonies would provide these for English products, and these for English industries.
What were new markets and important raw materials?
This marked the start of representative government in North America.
What was the House of Burgesses?
She was expelled from Massachusetts because she questioned some of the Puritan teachings.
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
He left Massachusetts and founded Exeter, New Hampshire.
Who was John Wheelright?
A person who takes a religious journey
What is a Pilgrim?
The first English colony here was established in 1585, but it was abandoned a year later.
What was Roanoke Island?
This Native American feared the English intended "to invade my people and possess my country."
Who was Powhatan?
He opposed England's Puritan movement.
Who was King Charles I?
True / False: Maine is a part of the Massachusetts colony.
True
Recognition that other people have the right to different opinions
What is toleration?
The first permanent English settlement in North America
What was Jamestown?
The Pilgrims created the document to establish their own government since they couldn't reach Jamestown.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
He believed that the Puritans should split entirely from the Church of England.
Who was Roger Williams?
These 4 states make up the New England Colonies.
What are Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts?
An assembly of townspeople that decides local issues
What is a town meeting?