Important People
This Native American taught the colonists at Plymouth how to plant corn and squash.
Who was Squanto?
This Native American tribe lived near Jamestown.
Who were the Powhatan?
This was the first permanent English settlement in America.
Where was Jamestown?
People who travel from place to place instead of living in a permanent location.
This agreement signed by the colonists in Plymouth established the first self-government in America.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
This man founded the colony of Georgia.
Who was James Oglethorpe?
This group was officially called the Society of Friends. William Penn was a member of this group.
Who were the Quakers?
This was the first permanent European settlement in America.
Where is St. Augustine?
This is the idea that animals and natural objects like trees and rivers have spirits.
What in animism?
This piece of legislation from Maryland granted religious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity.
What was the Act of Toleration?
This leader in Jamestown famously said that "He who shall not work shall not eat!"
Who was John Smith?
These British privateers were hated by the Spanish. The most famous of their number was Sir Francis Drake.
Who were the Sea Dogs?
This was the first settlement in Georgia.
Where is Savanah?
Aside from wealth and land, many colonists were looking for freedom in this area of their lives.
What is freedom of religion?
This was the first book published in America.
What was the Bay Psalm Book?
This legendary pirate once blockaded Charleston for an entire week.
Who was Blackbeard? (aka Edward Teach)
These Spanish explorers were most active in Central and South America.
Who were the Conquistadors?
This is where the Pilgrims settled.
Where is Plymouth (or Cape Cod)
These were colonies given to a group or individual.
What were proprietary colonies?
This is the type of document the king gave to a joint-stock company granting them permission to establish a colony.
What is a charter?
This governor of Plymouth commanded a celebration of thanksgiving that would later become a national holiday.
Who was William Bradford?
These French protestants faced heavy persecution.
Who were the Huguenots?
This is the name Lief Ericson gave to the new land he discovered.
Where was Vinland?
This economic system stated that a nation's wealth should be measured by the amount of gold and silver that nation possessed.
What is mercantilism?
This document was the first written constitution adopted in America.
What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?