The Virginia Venture
What was the first successful English colony in the New World?
Jamestown
What were the harsh laws meant to restrict and control slaves in the Southern Colonies
Which of the 13 colonies was established by William Penn for religious freedom?
Pennsylvania
What was the act signed in 1689 that gave Parliament power over the monarchy and is credited as being an inspiration for the U.S. Bill of Rights.
The English Bill of Rights
Who was the Enlightenment Thinker that argued reason could improve society, heavily influencing colonial politics
John Locke
Which cash crop was most crucial to the success of Jamestown and the Virginia colony?
Tabacco
Which religious group believed in pacifism and spiritual equality between men and women?
Quakers
What was the first of the thirteen colonies to be settled?
Virginia
What is the first example of self-government in the New World?
The Mayflower Compact
What do we call the armed uprising by Virginia Settlers against the Colonial Governor?
Bacon's Rebellion
Name 3 major problems faced by early Jamestown colonists
Famine and Disease
Lack of Prep/Farming Skills
Conflict with the Native Americans
Which group wanted to completely separate from the Church of England, and which group wanted to reform it? (Tell me both)
Pilgrims separate
Puritans reform
What was the name of the "lost" Colony that disappeared leaving only the word Croatoan carved on a post.
The colony of Roanoke
What was the first law supporting religious tolerance in the English colonies?
The Toleration Act of 1649
What was the primary reason for establishing colonies like Delaware and Virginia?
Trade/Make money