Colonization
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100
Early European Explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage in order to___
What is find a shorter water-route to Asia?
100
The House of Burgesses (1619) and Mayflower Compact are both examples of this_________
What is colonial self-government?
100
The Mayflower Compact was an example of this.

What is self-government?

100
This colony was founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
100
This colony was founded in 1620.
What is Plymouth?
200
One reason for the importance of the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was that they laid the foundations for this type of government in America.
What is the growth of representative and/or self government in Colonial America?
200
This area became known as the Bread Basket because of its agricultural success with grains.
What is the Middle Colonies region?
200
The First Great Awakening emphasized this in people's lives.
What is the power of religion?
200

This member of the Massachussetts Bay Colony was exiled for speaking against Puritan ideals.

Who was Anne Hutchinson?

200
This person wrote the Fundamental Orders and formed the colony of Connecticut.

Who is Thomas Hooker?

300
2 reasons Europeans went exploring were_____
What is religion and wealth?
300
What type of geographic features discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England Colonies?
What is rocky soil and a short growing season?
300
These factors played an important role in the need for labor and the development of the plantation system in the south.
What are long growing seasons and fertile soil?
300

This Puritan preacher gave a sermon and called the Massachussetts Bay Colony a "City on a Hill".

Who is John Winthrop?

300
The thirteen original colonies were bordered by this natural boundary.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
400

New York was gifted to this person by his brother, the King of England.

Who is the Duke of York

400
According to the theory of mercantilism, the principle purpose of the thirteen colonies was to provide Great Britain with________
What are raw materials and markets to sell manufactured goods?
400
William Penn, a member of this pacifist religion, believed that Indians should be respected and paid for their land.
What is the Society of Friends, or Quaker.
400
This is another name for the Puritans or Pilgrims who wanted to break away from the Anglican church.
Who are Separatists?
400
These items found in the New World, such as trees, fish, and tobacco, were shipped back to English factories at low prices.
What are natural resources or raw materials?
500
Under this economic system, Parliament passed laws controlling the trade of the colonies in order to benefit the "Mother Country."
What is mercantilism?
500
Colonial farmers would settle near oceans or rivers because this would be faster and cheaper.
What is transportation by water?
500
This early colonial leader insisted that "he that does not work, shall not eat".
Who is John Smith?
500
These early laborers chose to work in America for a set period of time in exchange for their passage over.
Who are indentured servants?
500

The quote "Behold the sea! Therein lies our harvest!" refers to economic resources such as whaling and shipping in this area.

What is the Northern or New England colonies region?

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