American Colonization
What was the main reason for founding Jamestown?
Economic Reasons (seeking gold, establishing trade)
What was the MAJOR industry of New England?
Shipbuilding
Name one of the three major southern colonial cash crops.
Tobacco, Rice, or Indigo
What type of government allows people to vote for their leaders?
Representative Government
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Who were the Puritans?
A group of people religiously persecuted by the Church of England (Separatists).
What was the MAJOR industry of the southern colonies?
Farming of cash crops.
Why was farming not an industry in New England?
Because the soil was rocky.
What does the Mayflower Compact represent?
The idea of self-governance; Representative Gov.
What was the major accomplishment of John Smith in Jamestown?
He organized the settlers of Jamestown into work groups.
What were the three main reasons for European exploration of the Americas?
Gold, God, and Glory
Economic freedom is a main characteristic of what economic system?
Free Enterprise
What was the primary industry in the Middle colonies?
Agriculture, including grains
What is a monarchy?
A government ruled by a king or queen (or one ruler).
What religious group of people did William Penn lead?
The Quakers
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
In a mercantilist economic system, colonists could only trade and sell with what european country?
England
Harbors allowed New England to employ what industry?
Fishing
What was the first elected assembly in America?
The Virginia House of Burgesses.
When was the Virginia House of Burgesses established?
1619
What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
It was an early form of representative government.
What was the major cash crop grown in Virginia?
Tabacco
What was the purpose of establishing Georgia?
Who holds power in a monarchy and who hold power in a representative government?
In a monarchy, one person holds power. In a representative, the people hold the power.
Who was the leader of the Pilgrims and helped write the Mayflower Compact?
William Bradford