PEGS
European Exploration
Representative Government
Early English Settlements
13 Colonies
100

Deals with people and culture

Social

100

This European Explorer believed to explore Asia when he landed in the Americas

Christopher Columbus

100

An agreement between the pilgrims that was the first form of self-government

Mayflower Compact

100

First permanent English settlement established in the 13 Colonies

Jamestown, Virginia

100

Religious revival where preachers would scare people into going back to church

Great Awakening

200

Deals with Government

Political

200

This was the reason for Spanish exploration in the New World

To Spread Religion/God, Gold, Glory

200

First assembly of elected representatives in Virginia

Virginia House of Burgesses

200

What year was Jamestown founded?

1607

200

This colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics

Maryland

300

Deal with land

Geographic

300

This was the reason for French exploration the New World

Fur Trade

300

Which document limited the power of the king?

Magna Carta

300

Why did the Pilgrims establish Plymouth?

To escape religious persecution

300

The economy of this colony depended on cash crops such as tobacco and cotton

Virginia

400

Deals with money

Economic

400

This was the reason for English exploration in the New World

Mercantilism 

400

Document that gave basic rights to the people

English Bill of Rights

400

What year was Plymouth founded?

1620

400

The colonies in this region included New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

Middle Colonies

500

“What is the name of the mountain range that runs along the western edge of the United States?” Is a type of which question?

Geographic

500

Which part of the U.S. did Spain explore?

California and Mexico

500

First written constitution in the U.S.

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

500

Which cash crop was introduced in Jamestown?

Tobacco

500

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

William Penn

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