When the Virginia House of Burgesses began meeting at Jamestown they were practicing this form of government.
What is representative government?
100
A key leader at Jamestown who taught the colonists they must "work or starve."
Who is John Smith?
100
Of these three events: Founding of Jamestown, Starving Time, and House of Burgesses; this event happened first.
What is the founding of Jamestown?
100
John Smith was important to Jamestown because he provided this.
What is leadership?
100
Conflict between settlers and Native Americans is usually over this issue.
What is control of land?
200
Laws based on principals found in scripture
What are blue laws?
200
The governor of the Plymouth settlement for 30 years
Who is William Bradford?
200
Of these three events: The Great Migration, The founding of The Massachusetts Bay colony, and King Philip's War; this event happened first.
What is the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
200
The Virginia House of Burgesses was important because it was the first of these in America.
What is a representative assembly?
200
This naval victory paved the way for the era of English colonization in the New World.
What is the defeat of the Spanish Armada?
300
The first written constitution in the New World
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
300
Governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony who wanted them to live like a "city on a hill"
Who is John Winthrop?
300
Of these two events this event happened last: English attack on New York; Founding of Pennsylvania
What is the founding of Pennsylvania?
300
This document was important because it served as an example for colonial constitutions and other governing documents.
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
300
This conflict between New England settlers and Native Americans broke the power of New England tribes.
What is King Philip's war?
400
In Massachusetts voting rights were tied to this condition.
What is church membership?
400
Quaker leader who saw his colony as a "holy experiment"
Who is William Penn?
400
Of these two events: Delaware established as an independent colony & Founding of Pennsylvania; this event happened first.
What is the founding of Pennsylvania?
400
This was the first time in history signers agreed to a written social contract requiring self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
400
The English navy attacked the Dutch in order to control this important port city.
What is New Netherland (or New York)
500
A social contract agreement for self-government
What is The Mayflower Compact?
500
Leader who founded a colony based on the concept of religious tolerance
Who is Roger Williams?
500
Of these three events: The Starving Time, the departure of Separatists from England to the Netherlands, The British Civil War; this event happened last
What is the British Civil War?
500
This system perpetuated the slave trade in New York.
What is the Patroon system?
500
This event caused many Puritans in New England to return to England to fight beside others who shared their beliefs.