Exploration
Jamestown and Plymouth
Colonial Regions
More 13 Colonies Questions
Government and Politics
100
Name two motivations for the exploration on N. America. (Be more specific than just the three G's)
Possible answers: More land, Competition with other Countries(Nationalism), Freedom of Religion, Spread Religion, Find a Northwest Passage, Renaissance spirit of curiousity. and possibly more
100
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
100
This colonial region had a cold climate and poor, rocky soil.
New England Colonies
100
This region relied mostly on crops like tobacco, indigo and rice to profit off of the land.
Southern Colonies
100
What is the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
1st representative legislature in the colonies
200
Which country explored and settled along most of the Atlantic coast?
The English
200
What year was Plymouth founded?
1620
200
The region had a moderate climate and was very tolerant of other religions and cultures
The Middle Colonies
200
The Middle Colonies main crop was what? And what was its nickname?
Grains and the "Breadbasket" colonies
200
What was the first written constitution in N. America?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
300
Which country really only explored and settled Manhattan Island(modern day NYC)?
The Dutch
300
What was the main reason for founding Jamestown?
To find wealth(gold).
300
The Puritans and Pilgrims settled mostly in this region.
New England Colonies
300
What is the term for somebody who agrees to work for a landowner for a period of time in return for payment for travel to America?
indentured servant
300
This law made in Maryland was created to establish freedom to worship any religion and relieve tension between Catholics and Protestants in Maryland.
Act of Toleration (Didnt last long)
400
Name the two countries who were looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia
English and French
400
Which colony and colonial region was Plymouth in?
Massachussetts, New England
400
A cold climate and poor soil in New England led colonist to do what type of farming?
subsistence farming(growing only enough to survive, not to profity)
400
Due to its environment name two major industries of New England
Fishing Whaling Shipbuilding Trade etc...
400
The Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and Virginia House of Burgesses all were examples of what?
Self-government/Democratic Principles
500
What social reason did the French and Spanish share for exploring N. America?
Spain and France
500
What colony AND colonial region was Jamestown in?
Virginia, Southern Colonies
500
This colonial region had very strict laws based on their religious beliefs
New England
500
What important document was created in New England and showed that the colonist formed a "civil body politic?"
The Mayflower Compact
500
What early English document granted certain basic rights to "all" men, such as trial by jury.
Magna Carta, 1215
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