Jamestown
What is marshy soil, bugs, hostile natives
A grant of land, given by certain colonies and companies in the 17th and 18th centuries.
What is a headright
Main reason for leaving England
What is religious freedom
Their first governor had to be replaced because of this.
What is his death
Colonies owned by individuals or groups who were granted land by the English monarchs.
What is a Proprietary Charter
Mode of transportation to the New World
What is ship
The time to journey across the Atlantic
What is two months.
The ones who wanted to "purify" their religion.
Who were the Puritans
Jamestown's Captain
Who was Captain Smith
Colonies directly controlled by the English monarch.
What is a Royal Colony
The reason they left Holland
What is to keep their kids from being "too Dutch."
The place they landed in new world
Plymouth/Cape Cod
Who was John Winthrop
The colonists make the trip from
Where was England
A person who signs and is bound by a contract to work for another for a specified time
What is an indentured servant
The place originally planned to land.
What is Virginia
The Mayflower Compact was an early example of this type of government.
What is a social contract
The year they arrived
What is 1630
The leading cause of death
What is disease
Colonies operated under charters agreed to by the colony and the monarch.
What is a Charter Colony
The reason for strict laws
What is to set a good example to the world
Three problems for the pilgrims
What are water, food, debt, strictness
Getting rid of one in their group that did not conform.
What is excommunication and banishment from the colony.