Reasons for exploration
What was France's reason for exploration?
Searched for gold, then turned to fur trading.
What was Jamestown?
The first successful English colony founded in 1607 in Virginia.
Who colonized Plymouth?
The Pilgrims who came to escape religious persecution in England.
A group gathered for a common purpose.
Assembly.
An agreement among the people about the rules that will define their government.
Social contract.
What was Spain's reason for exploration?
To spread Christianity and establish Catholic missions.
Why was Jamestown Established?
For commercial profit, they hoped to find gold, but after failure they turned to making money off of growing tobacco.
What document was signed and what was it?
The Mayflower compact was written by the Pilgrims and a social contract of set rules agreed upon for Plymouth.
A crop that is raised in large quantities and sold for profit.
Cash crop.
Allowing people to practice different religions without punishment or persecution.
Religious tolerance.
What was the reason for England's exploration?
National competition and power.
What type of government did Jamestown have?
Representative government.
Where is Plymouth?
Massachusetts.
A formal document that outlined a colony's boundaries and how it would be governed.
Charter
The systematic mistreatment of an individual or a group of individuals in response to their religious beliefs.
Religious persecution.
What was the House of Burgesses?
The first representative government in the English colonies.
What type of government did Plymouth have?
A self-governing democracy (People have the power).
The process of establishing a territory that is under the control of another country.
A system where people choose leaders to make decisions and pass laws on their behalf.
Representative government.
What role did John Smith in Jamestown?
The leader.
The control of the government of the state, community, or other body by it's members.
A company whose stock is owned jointly by shareholders.
Joint-stock company.