Geography
The Triangular Trade moved kidnapped and enslaved Africans across this ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Seeking a safe place of refuge where people could escape religious persecution, William Penn was granted a charter in 1681 to create this new colony
Pennsylvania
After leaving England for the Netherlands in 1608 to escape religious persecution, this Separatist group later made their way to North America in 1620 aboard the Mayflower and created Plymouth Colony
The Pilgrims
This plant made English settlements in North America profitable for the first time
Tobacco
Established in Virginia in 1619, it granted some colonists the right to participate in their local government
Virginia House of Burgesses
The roots of the Enlightenment can be traced back to the 1600s when numerous scientific discoveries were made in what’s now known as this Revolution
Scientific Revolution
French explorer Robert de La Salle followed the Mississippi River all the way south to where it flows into this major body of water
Gulf of Mexico
Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and this other colony are collectively known as the Middle Colonies
New Jersey
After the Pilgrims has a successful autumn harvest in 1621, they invited nearly 100 Native Americans to celebrate with them in what would become known as this
The First Thanksgiving
Established on May 15, 1607, it would become the first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
This historic document is significant because it represents one of the first attempts in the English colonies at self-government – it was signed by 41 men on November 21, 1620, while aboard the Mayflower
Mayflower Compact
An accomplished and well-respected inventor, scientist, politician, statesman, and diplomat, he was a prominent Enlightenment thinker and would also have a tremendous impact during the American Revolution and in the creation of our government
Benjamin Franklin
In 1620, the Pilgrims made landfall at this landmark, which is located in the present-day state of Massachusetts
Plymouth Rock
In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant, a Dutchman, became the leader of this important colonial settlement overseeing numerous infrastructure projects such as a protective wall and the construction of a canal - the settlement would later be renamed New York
New Amsterdam
During the early 1690s, those accused of something were considered guilty until proven innocent - this was the case for 19 unfortunate women who were put to death for being accused of witchcraft in what’s now known as these trials
Salem Witch Trials
In 1732, King George II granted a charter to James Oglethorpe to establish this new colony, which would be located between South Carolina and the Spanish colony of Florida
Georgia
Upon its passing in the Maryland colonial assembly in 1649, it became the first law in the English colonies to support religious tolerance
Toleration Act of 1649
Some of areas of life that Enlightenment thinkers investigated and wrote about include (name at least three)
The Natural World, the Economy, Political Structures and Governments, Religion, Women's Rights
English and French colonists disputed over land in what's known as this region - the dispute culminated in the outbreak of the French & Indian War
Ohio River Valley
Known today as The Society of Friends, this group of Christians arose in England during the mid-1600s - among them, was William Penn
Quakers
The rocky soil in New England meant the economy became heavily involved in these two industries
Trade and Shipbuilding
This system of land grants encouraged European colonizers to bring their family and servants with them, and helped lead to the creation of huge plantation farms in many of the southern colonies
The Headright system
Upon founding the colony of Connecticut in 1639, Thomas Hooker put together a set of principles that he felt would ensure Connecticut have a more democratic form of government – this set of principles would become known as this
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Enlightenment thinkers focused on the idea that logic and this could be used to improve society and government
Reason
This area existed and was settled before the Revolutionary War, but is not considered one of the 13 original colonies because it was not under English rule
Florida
These industries contributed to the diverse economies of the Middle Colonies (name at least three)
Farming (agriculture), Fishing, Trade, Shipbuilding
Forced by Puritan leaders to leave Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636, Roger Williams and his followers traveled a short distance south and established the settlement of Providence, in what would later become this colony
Rhode Island
After indentured servants weren’t given land and rights that were promised them in their contracts with plantation owners, many of them banded together in 1676 and set Jamestown ablaze in a violent outbreak now known as this
Bacon’s Rebellion
In this religious and spiritual movement swept through the Colonies in the early 1700s, preachers and speakers encouraged personal spiritual responsibility and experiences, and did not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, or social class in their followers
The Great Awakening
This English philosopher and physician, who believed that people had natural rights such as equality and liberty, would have a heavy influence on later Enlightenment thinkers and the people who drafted both the Declaration of Independence and later, the United States Constitution
John Locke