Jamestown
Who was the leader of Jamestown
John Smith
Interpreter, a guide and a farmer. He remained with them for a life time.
Squanto
founded primarily for religious reasons.
Massachusetts Bay
Hooker believed the people should be able to vote for their leaders (self-government).
Thomas Hooker
became New York after New Netherlands was taken over by the British.
New Amsterdam
People who were focused on finding gold/silver rather than survival.
Settlers
established a government in which laws were made for the people
Mayflower Compact 1620
Founder of Mass Bay Colony
John Winthrop
Founder of Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Ohio River Valley and Fur Trading
New York/New Netherlands/New Amsterdam
The main cause of death in Jamestown
Starvation
The Pilgrims/Puritans left England to seek religious freedom
Religious Freedom
challenged the religious practices and found guilty and banned from Massachusetts
Anne Hutchison
believed in the separation of church and state
Roger Williams
English Quaker who founded Pennsylvania for religious freedom
William Penn
Made the rule that all settlers must farm/grow food
John Smith
Pilgrims/Puritans and Massasoit Indians (around 90) celebrated and feasted for 3 days.
Plymouth Colony-Fall 1621-First Thanksgiving
A form of religious self-government practiced in Massachusetts Bay.
Theocracy
different from other colonies because it had a diverse population and spoke many languages.
New Netherlands
A place where people were treated equally.
Pennsylvania
Helped Jamestown settlers grow corn and tabacco
Powhatan Indians
Plymouth Colony-Fall 1621-First Thanksgiving
John Rolfe
demonstrated how hysteria caused by fear and intolerance can lead to injustice.
Salem Witch Trial
Highly associated with fur trading and trade in general.
New Netherlands
: “City of Brotherly Love”
Philadelphia