Jamestown
Jamestown Island's geography made it a favorable location for the English bc
the swamp and river offered protection from native tribes
The province of Maryland was unique because it was a refuge for this religious group from England
Catholics
The Mayflower Compact was created so that ________
would be established in Plymouth colony.
laws
This New England woman was banished to Rhode Island for holding Bible meetings for women
Anne Hutchinson
A poor English or Scottish person who agreed to work for a specific number of years in return for passage to the colonies
Indentured servant
A big difference between the English settlers and the Powhatan people at Jamestown was
Powhatan believed in communal land ownership and English wanted private ownership
Which of the following is NOT true about Georgia?
A. It was located by Atlantic Ocean
B. It was a debtor's colony
C. It was a buffer between the British and French Canada
D. It was a buffer between the British and Spanish Florida
C.
This colony originally belonged to the Dutch and its name was change by the Duke of York
New York
Why was New England geography not very suitable for farming?
short growing season and cold winters
What style of democracy was practiced at town meetings in New England colonies
Athenian-style
King James granted a charter to the Virginia Company in 1606 to-
a. settle and "civilize" America
b.assist in finding a Northern passage to Asia
c. prevent Spain from advancing in the New world
d. All of the above
All of the above
this system gave land grants to the "Head" of the family settling in the Southern colonies, up to 1,000 acres of land
Headright system
This man was famous for founding Pennsylvania for the Quaker people, as well as making a peace treaty with the Lenape people, and for also supporting democracy and religious freedom in his colony
William Penn
Plymouth Colonies was surrounded by this, which provided opportunities for fishing trade and transportation
Coastlines and or the ocean
The meeting hours was most important to which of the 3 colonial regions?
New England
This became the most important crop and source of income at Jamestown
Tobacco
These were laws that were drawn up to show the difference between servants' rights and slaves' rights (or lack thereof)
Slave Codes
The Middle colonies were very diverse in allowing people from all ___________
religions
This founder of Rhode Island was banished from Massachusetts for sharing his opinions in church
Roger Williams
a religious revival in all 13 colonies
the Great Awakening
The first European colonial representative government in America at Jamestown
House of Burgesses
One of Nathaniel Bacon's primary concerns and causes for his rebellion was
That the rule about trading with the Indians was being broken by the governor
Colonists at the Germantown, Pennsylvania monthly meeting in 1688 made this statement "There is a saying, that we shall do to all men like as we will be done ourselves; making no difference of what generation, descent or color they are. And those who steal or rob men, and those who buy or purchase them, are they not all alike?"
What issue is this referring to?
Institution of slavery and the violation of the fights of slaves
This man was governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted it to be a "City on the Hill"
John Winthrop
Which was NOT true of the Royal African Company?
a. established trading posts in West Africa
b. successfully drove French and Dutch traders out of West Africa
c. Had a monopoly on the transatlantic slave trade
d. employed Africans as sailors, soldiers and merchants
d.