Early Moments
Who opened the door for exploration in Europe?
Christopher Columbus
Why did the common English people want to move to the New World?
to own land
What colony offered cheap land, religious freedom, and some self-government?
New Jersey
Who helped cultivate tobacco in Virginia in order to sell it to England?
John Rolfe
What was the goal of Puritans regarding the Church of England?
to purify it from within
What was so strict that it caused people to want to leave England?
the rule of the king
What colony, along with the settlement in Maine, was a result of overcrowding in Massachusetts Bay?
New Hampshire
What Virginian city became the capital after Jamestown was nearly destroyed in a fire?
Williamsburg
What was the goal of the Separatists regarding the Church of England?
to break off completely
Who was America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
What simple, non political, reason did some people move to the New World for?
adventure
What colony wanted everyone to follow their religious ways, even kicking people out that didn't?
Massachusetts Bay
How many years did it take for the Carolinas to split into North and South?
50 years
What were the 2 immediate needs when a colonist arrived in America?
food and shelter
Where was the lost colony last seen?
Roanoke
What colony arrived in 1620 on the Mayflower?
Plymouth Colony
What did William Penn do that was right in regard to the Native Americans?
he paid them for the land
What problem was Maryland gifted to try and solve?
persecution of Catholics
By what year were Native Americans less of a threat to the colonists?
1700
What are the 5 regions that Native Americans lived in?
Woodlands, Plains, Southwest, Great Basin & Plateau, West Coast
What was the first written constitution in America?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What does Pennsylvania mean?
Penn's Woods
What 2 reasons was Georgia founded?
to create a buffer between the colonies and the Spanish; to have a place to send people to work off their debt
How did people pay for starting the colonies in the New World?
In order to pay for the colonies, they formed joint-stock companies…groups of Englishmen pooled their money to form a company and allowed others to buy “shares of stock,” which was invested to start the colony…hoping to make money for the investors