Early Colonization
The first PERMANENT English colony in America
What was Jamestown?
Colony settled primarily by DEBTORS
What was GEORGIA?
Blown off course and settled Plymouth Plantation
Who were the PILGRIMS
COLONY almost destroyed by the "STARVING TIME"
What was VIRGINA?
Spanish soldiers who looked for gold in North and South America
Who were the CONQUISTADORES?
Country that established CATHOLICISM in the New World
Who was Spain?
The crop that made Virginia successful
What was tobacco?
He founded a large colony for QUAKERS
Who was WILLIAM PENN?
Religious EVENT that created a sense of equality in the colonies
What was the GREAT AWAKENING?
British document that said colonists had fundamental RIGHTS
What was the MAGNA CARTA?
European country that treated the Native Americans the most fairly
Who was FRANCE?
Name given to the system by which the colonies sent raw materials to England and received finished goods
What was the TRIANGLE TRADE?
THEY settled the New England Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Who were the PURITANS?
EVENT in Europe that started/led to the exploration and discovery of the New World
What was the RENAISSANCE?
Economic POLICY the English colonies operated under
What was MERCANTILISM?
ECONOMIC reason for French Colonization in the New World
What was the FUR trade?
First colonial assembly in America
What was the HOUSE OF BURGESSES?
Name ONE of two founders of English colonies after being banished from Massachusetts
Who are ROGER WILLIAMS, ANNE HUTCHINSON, OR THOMAS HOOKER?
European diseases were introduced in the New World through this EVENT
What was the COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE?
ROUTE by which slaves were brought to the New World
What was the MIDDLE PASSAGE?
The DOCUMENT people had to get to start a settlement in colonial America
What was a CHARTER?
Group of English colonies referred to as the "BREADBASKET"
What were the MIDDLE COLONIES?
This COLONY was founded as a refuge/haven for persecuted Catholics?
What was MARYLAND?
Location of the "LOST COLONY"
Where was ROANOKE, NC?
British POLICY of leaving the colonies alone
What is SALUTARY NEGLECT?