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Why did England begin establishing colonies in America?
For wealth and religous freedom
Who led Puritan settlers to Massachusetts, where many settled in Boston?
John Winthrop
Who gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission to establish a colony in North America?
Queen Elizabeth
Where was Roanoke located?
Present day North Carolina
What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
The first written Constitution in America
King James I
Jamestown was named after whom?
King James
What were two major problems the Jamestown settlers faced?
Disease and hunger
Who helped Jamestown survive and built relationships with the Powhatan?
John Smith
What was the "starving time?"
A period when Jamestown settlers suffered from severe hunger
Who married Pocahontas and helped temporarily improve relations with the Powhatan?
John Rolfe
What crop helped Jamestown become successful?
Tobacco
What was a headright?
Land given to settlers who paid their own way
What were burgesses?
Representatives elected to help make laws
Who was allowed to elect burgesses?
landowning men
What is a royal colony?
A colony controlled by the English government
why did many English settlers come to America after Jamestown?
for religious freedom
King Henry VIII
What did the Puritans want to do?
Reform or change the Church of England
What did the separatists want to do?
Leave the Church of England and create their own churches
What group of separatists traveled to America for religious freedom?
Pilgrims
Who celebrated the successful harvest that became known as the first Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
Why did the Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact?
To organize a government for their colony
Why was the Pilgrims' first winter difficult?
They were unprepared for life in America
He taught them how to farm, hunt, and fish