Plymouth
Jamestown
Colonization
House of Burguesses
Mayflower Compact
100
Where is Plymouth located at? (state)
Massachuetts
100
Where is Jamestown located? (State)
Virginia
100
Who were the big three countries to start colonization?
Spain, England, and France
100
House of Burguesses used which kind of government?
Representative Government
100
Which two groups of people created the Mayflower Compact?
Pilgrims and Puritans
200
What year was Plymouth?
1620
200
Who saved Jamestown? (person)
John Smith
200
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to finance an expedition in search of
A quicker trade route to the riches in Asia
200
What year was this in? (Virginia House of Burguesses)
1619
200
True or False A social contract needs to be agreed and signed by everyone?
True
300
Why were they hipocrits?
They did not tolerate other religions.
300
Which cash crop helped Jamestown colony survive?
Tobacco
300
What was the major reason that European rules sought to colonize North America?
They wanted to expand on their power with riches from the New World
300
What does representative government mean?
The people represent the government.
300
Why did they create a Mayflower Compact?
So they could unite and work as a team unlike Jamestown.
400
True or False: The whole state of Massachusetts did not tolerate religious freedom?
True
400
What year was Jamestown?
1607
400
Early European explorers who came to the “New World” were looking for a Northwest Passage in order to-
Find a shorter water route to Asia
400
Why did they create the Virginia House of Burguesses?
The colonists in Jamestown Virginia were so far away from Great Britain and they needed laws.
400
What is a social contract?
A contract/ rules that everyone agrees upon and signs to follow.
500
What explains why colonial settlers first went to Plymouth Colony?
To secure freedom from religious persecution
500
What were three causes of deaths in Jamestown?
Indian, Diseases, and Starvation.
500
In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?
Atlantic Coast
500
How was the Virginia House of Burgesses important to the development of democracy in the early colonies?
It was the first representative assembly in the colonies
500
Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of the American democracy?
It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony
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