Important Places
colony known as Penn’s Woods
Pennsylvania
the explorer for whom North and South America were named after
Amerigo Vespucci
the year Columbus discovered the New World
1492
this colony was claimed by three countries at once
New York
the first permanent English settlement in America
Jamestown
The first countries to establish settlements in North America
England, France, Spain
explorer who claimed the northern land (now Canada) for France
Jacques Cartier
the year the Plymouth Colony was founded
1620
this colony originally was established to help people in debtor’s prison
Georgia
The line of latitude that goes around the middle of the world.
Equator
the first colony to offer religious freedom
Rhode Island
explorer who conquered Mexico for Spain
Hernando Cortes
a group of representatives from the Virginia colony
House of Burgesses
Which region of colonies includes Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia?
Middle
the man who sought to establish Maryland for religious freedom
George Calvert
the first permanent settlement in Carolina
Charleston
The first European to find land in the Western Hemisphere
Lief Ericson
became a pattern for the Constitution of the United States
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut:
Which region of colonies includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware?
Middle
the belief that we can honor God in our work
Puritan Work Ethic
became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
The explorer who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England
John Cabot
a plan for governing the colony of Pennsylvania
The Charter of Privileges
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut; fishing is the major industry of this region
New England Colonies
first permanent European settlement in America
St. Augustine