Founding and Purpose
What was the main reason people came to the English colonies?
People came for various goals — to make money or to follow their faith.
Switch seats: Which of these describes the Separatists?
A group that shared religious beliefs and wanted to separate from the Church of England.
Prize Bin: Which colonial region was most dependent on the ocean for its economy?
New England.
Which of these describes an indentured servant?
Someone who worked without pay for a limited time to pay off a debt.
In what year did Columbus reach the Americas?
1492.
Triple or nothing: What best defines the Mayflower Compact?
An agreement the Pilgrims wrote describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas.
How did Roger Williams’s colony of Providence differ from Massachusetts?
People of different religious beliefs were welcomed.
Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?
Harsh winters and rocky, hilly land.
Why did Virginia replace indentured servants with enslaved Africans?
It provided a permanent source of labor.
When was Jamestown, Virginia founded?
1607.
Who intended for Georgia to be settled by English debtors?
James Oglethorpe.
Which document served as a written constitution for a colony?
Connecticut’s Fundamental Orders.
What made the Southern colonies unique compared to other regions?
They had large tobacco plantations.
Daily Double: What type of government existed in most colonies?
Self-government with elected assemblies.
When did the Pilgrims land at Plymouth?
1620
Which colony was founded to provide a buffer from Spanish Florida?
Georgia.
Who made the laws in most of the colonies?
The elected assembly.
Why did people in the three colonial regions adapt to different ways of life?
Each region had different geography and resources.
Double or Nothing: Which group’s beliefs angered the English king because they refused to bow or fight in wars?
The Quakers.
Prize Bin: How did the colonies’ founding values shape the future United States?
They established traditions of self-rule and religious freedom.
What generalization best sums up the founding of the English colonies?
The colonies were founded by people with different goals, from making money to following their religion.
Prize Bin:How did the government of New York differ from the other colonies?
It was ruled by a British-appointed governor and was slow to form an elected assembly.
How did the Appalachian Mountains affect the colonies?
They created a natural western border for settlement.
Which of these colonies offered the most freedom for European settlers?
Pennsylvania.
What did all New England colonies have in common?
They were self-governing.