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100
She was the Queen of England
Who is Elizabeth I?
100
This was the 1st permanent settlement, which was located in Virginia.
What is Jamestown?
100
These laws were found in a blue covered book.
What are the blue laws?
100
This colony came to America to make a lot of money. (Bonus=What item did they make a lot of money on?)
What is Virginia?
100
This is the term for English pirates.
What are Sea Dogs?
200
He was the most famous sea dog.
Who is Sir Frances Drake?
200
This was the name of the ship that the pilgrims used to get from England to America.
What is the Mayflower?
200
The "Blue Laws" were created by which people-Quakers or Puritans?
What are Puritans?
200
These 2 colonies were motivated to come to America for religious freedom (name 1).
What is Massachusetts or Pennsylvania?
200
This is the term for "Spanish navy".
What is Armada?
300
He was a Quaker who started the "Holy Experiment".
Who is William Penn?
300
This was the 1st University in the United States. Today it is a tough university to get in to.
What is Harvard?
300
This was a set of rules that the pilgrims came up with before arriving to America.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
300
This colony began in America because they wanted a fresh start.
What is Georgia?
300
This was the first house of representatives.
What is the House of Burgesses?
400
He took over Jamestown and became the leader.
Who is Captain John Smith?
400
This was the company that sponsored the first permanent settlement, Jamestown.
What is the Virginia Company?
400
What were the 4 voting requirements in English colonial America?
Individuals had to be 21, white, male, and rich
400
This colony began in America because in England there had been a power struggle among nations.
What is New York?
400
These were colonies that businesses sent people to in order to make a profit.
What are corporate colonies?
500
He was a Native American who tried to stop westward expansion. The settlers could not say his Native American name, so they gave him an English name.
Who is King Philip?
500
This place was a lost colony where people disappeared and no one really knows how or why.
What is Roanoke Island?
500
What are the 4 voting requirements for today's voters?
Individuals have to be 18, have no felonies, and can be any gender or race
500
This was the number of original colonies
What is 13?
500
These are the 3 geographical regions of the English colonies.
What are New England, Middle, and Southern?
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