Reasons for Colonization
Characteristics of Colonies
Colonial Geography
People of the Colonies
Government Influences
100
What were the three main reasons for Europeans colonizing in North America?
God, Glory, Gold
100
Which region of colonies were settled first?
New England/ or could say Virginia because of Jamestown
100
In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?
Atlantic Coast
100
Which Native American helped the colonists of Jamestown survive?
Pocahontas
100
Which governing document, signed by the Pilgrims, was the first example of popular sovereignty in the colonies?
Mayflower Compact
200
What was the name of the colony in which the pilgrims settled?
Plymouth
200
What played a major part in the establishment of the New England Colonies?
Religion
200
Which colony did the Puritans settle in?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
200
Most still pledged allegiance to whom, when they established temporary governments?
The king of England
200
Which governing body was the first to elect representatives in the colonies?
Virginia House of Burgesses
300
Why did the Catholics settle in Maryland?
To escape religious persecution
300
What crops were important to the Southern Colonies? (Name 2 of 3)
Tobacco, Rice, Indigo
300
What played a large role in the establishment of plantations in the Southern Colonies?
Importation of slaves from Africa/Fertile soil for farming
300
What female helped to establish the colony of Rhode Island?
Anne Hutchinson
300
What influences did the Magna Carta have on the framing of government in the United States?
Principle of Limited Government/Right to due process
400
Why did groups such as the Pilgrims and Puritans settle in the colonies?
Religion
400
What made it difficult to farm in the New England Colonies?
Cold Weather/Rocky soil
400
Which region is characterized as having rocky soil and natural harbors?
New England Colonies
400
Who left the new England colony and started the colony of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
400
What important part of our Constitution did we get from the English Bill of Rights?
Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)
500
What is the term for an economic system where the state controls trade and transfers wealth from the colony to the parent country?
Mercantilism
500
Who settled New York before the English?
The Dutch
500
Describe the characteristics of the Southern colonies (2 things)
Warm/Hot Weather, Great soil for farming, use of slaves for cheap labor, Plantations
500
Why is Thomas Hooker a famous character from History?
Founded Connecticut/Helped write the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
500
What important part of our Constitution did we get from the English Bill of Rights?
It was considered the first constitution of the colonies
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