Government
Representative government means -
People elect representatives to make decisions for them in government
Maryland was created as a safe haven for who?
Catholics
The Puritain's (Pilgrims) were motivated to come to the New World for -
Religious Persecution
Europeans were MAINLY interested in what when exploring?
What was the INITIAL reasons Europeans sent exploreres west?
Representative government grew in the colonies because -
Massachusetts was settled for what reasons?
Religious Reasons
Quakers were the first -
Anti-Slavery group (Abolitionist)
Why were the French interested in the Mississippi and Great Lakes regions?
Fur Trading (Fur)
France was allied to the Natives because of their extensive trading of -
Fur
They were used to the British versions of parliamentary government.
William Penn founded the colony of ________ as a safe haven for ____________
Pennsylvania, Quakers
Who established the colony of Connecticut and helped write the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
The name of the trade pattern between Europe, the Americas, and Africa was called -
Triangular Trade
Why did the Puritans (Pilgrims) migrate to the New World?
Religious Persecution from the English King.
The Virginia House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut allowed colonists to -
Roger Williams established Rhode Island because -
Separate Church & State (Religious Toleration)
Who are Burgesses?
elected representatives of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Increased demand for cash crops (more plantations)
What animals were brought over from the OLD WORLD?
Cattle, Horses, Pigs, Sheep
The First Great Awakening was influenced by -
Enlightenment Ideas
Colonial Governments got their ideas about representative government from -
Their English Counterparts
The creator of the Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin
Raw Materials/Finished Goods are only bought, sold, and traded with England. The colonists could not trade with other countries due to the Navigation Acts.
What food items were brought over from the NEW WORLD?
Potatoes, Corn, Tobacco `