Government
This social contract helped establish self-government (rule by the people) in the New World.
This religious group wanted to “purify” the Church of England and create a community based on their strict religious beliefs.
Who are the Puritans?
This geographic feature primarily influenced settlement by limiting westward expansion.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This man founded Pennsylvania as a safe place for Quakers and for people seeking equality and fair treatment.
Who is William Penn?
This Virginia charter provided a structured way for colonists to participate in governing their own affairs, establishing the 1st assembly in the New World.
What is The House of Burgesses?
This religious group established the colony of Pennsylvania on the basis of religious freedom.
Who are the Quakers?
This geographic feature influenced the location of most early colonial settlements.
What are harbors and rivers?
This man established Rhode Island, which became a colony where people could practice different religions freely.
Who is Roger Williams?
Many of the settlers who landed in the New World were hoping to have their own...
What is self-government?
This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore as a haven for Catholics escaping persecution in England.
What is Maryland?
This region engaged in subsistence farming due to the harsh climate and therefor was not a farming economy.
What is New England?
Maryland was founded by this man as a haven for Catholics escaping persecution in England.
Who is Lord Baltimore (Cecil Calvert)?
The first written constitution in the colonies, outlining the powers of government and allowing more men to vote than in other colonies, promoting self-rule.
What was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
This was the main religion in most of the Southern colonies.
What is the Church of England (Anglican Church)?
These factors were a prime reason the Southern colonies developed a plantation economy.
What is long growing season & fertile soil?
He helped establish the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, expanding voting rights.
Who is Thomas Hooker?
This is the major significance of the three early colonial documents that were developed in the Colonial era.
What is Representative Government?
This act was passed by the colony of Maryland, which gave religious freedom to Christians.
What is the Toleration Act of 1649?
This is the primary reason colonial settlements developed near rivers and coasts.
What is trade/transportation?
This important, English-born, religious figure became famous for her strong religious formal declarations that were at odds with the established Puritan clergy.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?