What & Why
What are some reasons that the European countries started exploring other parts of the world?
Scarcity
What region of colonies was Massachusetts in?
New England Colonies
What was the first successful American colony?
Jamestown, Virginia
Missionary
What region was Georgia in?
Southern Colonies
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
To establish self-government for the pilgrims.
Profit
What region was Pennsylvania in?
Middle Colonies
What European country had the largest empire in the "New World"?
Spain
Colony
A country or area under the full or partial control from another country
What region was North and South Carolina in?
Southern
What was the name of the settlers that settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Puritans
Charter
What region was Delaware in?
Middle Colonies
Why did the Puritans leave Europe to come to the "New World"?
They left for religious freedom and to escape religious persecution in England.
Double Jeopardy
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
An agreement between Spain and Portugal that settled land disagreements.
What region was Connecticut in?
New England