Colonies take root 1
Since the 1200s, what had been guaranteed by English law?
the right to trial by jury
What was England’s first PERMANENT settlement in North America?
Jamestown
The winter following John Smith’s departure from Jamestown is called
the “starving time.”
What does the holiday of Thanksgiving commemorate?
the Pilgrims’ 1621 celebration of their good fortune
Describe New England’s climate?
short warm summers and long snowy winters
Why did the Puritans leave England?
to escape persecution by England’s king
In 1619, a Dutch ship arrived in Virginia carrying
20 enslaved Africans.
The Pennsylvania Dutch were actually ______ immigrants.
German
Because Georgia’s founders wanted a colony of small farms rather than large
plantations, they originally banned ______
slavery
In 1704, Delaware was _______ from Pennsylvania.
separated
Virginia developed a dependable source of income for itself by growing
tobacco
The House of ________ marked the start of representative government in North America.
Burgesses
England’s first permanent settlement in North America was called
Jamestown
Which Middle Colony was known as “America’s breadbasket”?
Pennsylvania
Signing the Mayflower Compact represented the second step toward self-government in the Americas. Which action represented the first?
electing the House of Burgesses
What was the main reason that the Spanish established missions?
to convert the Native Americans to Christianity
Powhatan turned against the Jamestown settlers because
the settlers raided Native American villages for food.
By 1763, the three major Spanish settlements in the Florida colony were
centered around forts.
Which best describes the climate of the southern colonies?
warm and humid
Which colony began as a Dutch settlement?
New York