Exploration and Colonization
What was the main reason the English established Jamestown?
Economic profit (gold and wealth)
The 13 English colonies were located primarily along what body of water?
Atlantic Ocean
What three economic industries were important in New England because of its geography and climate?
Fishing, ship building, and whaling
Which THREE colonial documents or institutions were important examples of representative government and self-government?
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (FOC)
Virginia House of Burgesses
Maryland was established as a refuge for members of which religious group?
The Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony in 1620 mainly so they could do what?
To practice their religion without persecution (unfair treatment)
Which colonial region had a moderate climate with hills and forests?
Middle Colonies
Agriculture was the major economic activity of which colonial region?
Southern Colonies
Why did the 3,000 mile distance between England and the colonies encourage self-government?
Communication and travel took many months so colonists often had to govern and take care of themselves
Massachusetts Bay Colony became a refuge for which English religious group?
Puritans
French explorers and traders worked with American Indian groups to participate in what profitable economic activity?
Fur and pelt trade
Which colonial region had a hot climate, fertile soil, and marshes?
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region developed an economy based on wheat production, mining, and lumber?
Middle Colonies
During the First Great Awakening, the idea that people were equal in the eyes of God caused many colonists to do what?
Question the authority of government
Maryland, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were all founded in part to provide greater what?
Religious freedom
Spain established Catholic missions in North America mainly for what purpose?
To spread Christianity/Catholicism
Which region's rocky soil and cold climate made large-scale farming difficult?
New England Colonies
What were the large farms in the Southern Colonies that produced cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo called?
Plantations
What important ideas from the Magna Carta later influenced American government?
Right to trial by jury, rule of law (EVERYONE must follow the same laws)
Plantations needed large numbers of workers to produce cash crops
Jamestown and Plymouth were founded for different main reasons. Give the main reason for each.
Jamestown: economic profit
Plymouth: religious freedom
Give two major geographic differences between the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies.
New England Colonies: colder climate, rocky/poor soil
Southern Colonies: hotter climate, fertile soil, long growing season
How did New England colonists adapt to their physical environment when choosing economic activities?
They began fishing, shipping/shipbuilding, and lumber businesses because the rocky soil and cold climate made farming difficult.
Give two reasons representative government developed in the colonies.
Town hall meetings, long distance from England, salutary neglect
Which colony was established by Pilgrims seeking freedom from religious persecution?
Plymouth Colony