Early English Settlements
This is a small, newly built community.
Settlement
Why was Jamestown, Virginia more democratic than England?
The elected representatives to make laws.
Rhode island was founded for what reason?
religious freedom
Which colony was the center of education & culture?
Williamsburg
Which country did the settlers of Jamestown come from? And what was their motive?
England & gold
This delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoake.
War between England & Spain.
Plantations specialized in producing this.
Cash crops
Massachusetts Bay was founded to protect who?
the Puritans
Where did girls in Williamsburg learn to read?
Dame Schools
Which country were the settlers of Plymouth from? And what was their motive?
England & Religious Freedom
Why is Roanoke called the "lost colony"?
All of the settlers mysteriously disappeared.
What disadvantage did Maryland and Jamestown colonies have?
Mosquitoes that spread disease.
Georgia was founded in order to...
help poor debtors avoid jail.
List different types of colonial apprenticeships.
Shoemaker
Blacksmith/Silversmith
Candlemaker
Wigmaker
Wood worker/Furniture
Which country did the Quakers leave because they were mistreated for practicing a different religion?
England
List the first three early colonies in order in which they were settled.
Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth
Who chose the governor of the royal colony of Virginia?
The king
Who founded Pennsylvania? And Why?
William Penn, to start a colony for Quakers
Where did colonial leaders go to discuss business and politics?
The Raleigh Tavern
Where did some colonial leaders go to discuss business & politics?
Raleigh Tavern
This was a plan of government drawn up by the colonists on the Mayflower.
Mayflower Compact
Describe the difference between the climates of the northern colonies and the southern colonies.
Northern- harsh winters, cooler summers, rainy
Southern- hot summers, mild winters, rainy
Why did Lord Baltimore found Maryland?
Money & Religion. To make money and create a safe place for Catholics.
Trade shops
Where did most of the enslaved people forced to work?
Sugar & tobacco plantations