When did the first group of people come to America?
1585
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Who were the Puritans?
A group of people who did not want to pray in the Church of England
100
Who started the colony of Rhode Island (and the city of Providence)?
Roger Williams
100
Name two reasons French people came to America
to get furs and to teach American Indians how to be Catholics
100
Who was sent in 1534 by King Louis to find a short cut to Asia?
Jacques Cartier
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What was the first English town in America and when was it started?
Jamestown; 1607
200
What colony did the Puritans found in 1628?
Massachusetts
200
In 1634 what colony did 300 Catholics start?
Maryland
200
Did the French get along with American Indians?
yes
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What River did Jacques Cartier explore?
St. Lawrence River
300
Why did the settlers have a difficult first winter in America?
because they did not want to grow food or build houses
300
What important institution did the Puritans start in America?
schools
300
What colony did people from Holland start in 1624?
New York
300
Name two ways the American Indians helped the French
taught them how to trap animal furs, taught them how to use canoes, taught them how to make snowshoes
300
Who traveled from the St. Lawrence River to the Mississippi River? He was the first person to travel all the way down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Sieur de la Salle
400
What did the settlers in Jamestown grow?
tobacco
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Why did the Puritans come to America?
for religious freedom
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What colony did the Quakers (and William Penn) start?
Pennsylvania
400
Did France or England own more land in America?
France
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What state did Sieur de la Salle name?
Louisiana
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In 1619, what did the setters bring to America?
African slaves
500
Did the puritans let other people have freedom of religion?
no - everyone in Massachusetts had to pray in Puritan churches
500
Why did James Oglethorp start the colony of Georgia?
To help people that did not have any money and were in debt.
500
Did the French allow freedom of religion?
no; everyone had to be Catholic
500
What two cities did the French start on the Mississippi River?