Government
What limited the power of the English King and was the beginning of the idea of Individual Rights?
What is the Magna Carta
Who was the Explorer sponsored by Spain in 1492 that sailed in search of a short cut to Asia?
Who is Christopher Columbus
What are the names of the 3 colonial regions?
What is New England, Middle and Southern Colonies
Reason the colonies of Jamestown, North Carolina, and South Carolina were established by the English.
What is economic
What Colonial Region did the Quakers settle?
What is the Middle Colonies
What was the assembly of nobles and elected representatives who made the laws for England?
What is Parliament
Who took control of Jamestown after many hardships. He set a new rule "He who does not work, will not eat!"?
Who is John Smith
Which group of colonies had fertile farmland and long growing seasons?
What is Southern Colonies
Reason the New England colonies were established by the Puritans and Pilgrims.
What is religious freedom
First permanent English colony in North America
What is Jamestown
What established the idea of rule based on majority rule and marked the beginning of self-government in Colonial America?
What is the Mayflower Compact
Who explored parts of present day New York and Canada?
Who is Henry Hudson
Which region was known as the Breadbasket Colonies?
What is the Middle Colonies
Reasons for Spanish exploration and colonization in the New World.
What is gold, glory, and God
Region where the Puritans settled?
What is the New England
What was the first written constitution in the American Colonies?
What is The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Which explorer conquered the Aztecs an seized their land and gold?
Who is Hernan Cortes
What region has cold climate and rocky soil?
What is the New England Colonies
Reason Georgia was established by England.
What is social reason or as a safe haven for debtors
What were the three countries competing for land in North America?
What is England, France and Spain
What was the first representative assembly in the American Colonies?
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses
Who began a settlement in 1585 on Ronoke Island which failed?
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh
William Penn created a safe heaven for Quakers in Pennsylvania, Which region is Pennsylvania located in?
What is Middle Colonies
Reasons New York, Delaware, and New Jersey were established?
What is political reasons
What country controlled the fur trade in North America?
What is France