Jamestown/Roanoke
Who led the second group of settlers at Roanoke in 1587?
John White
Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church were called
Puritans
Which of these was originally called New Amsterdam?
New York City
. Bacon’s Rebellion was a revolt against the government of the __________________ colony.
Virginia
. Which of these colonies was established as a place for debtors to make a fresh start?
Georgia
Virginia Dare was the first
English child born in North America
The Mayflower Compact was a
pledge to obey the laws of the colony.
He designed the “City of Brotherly Love.”
William Penn
In 1676 Nathaniel Bacon led a series of attacks against villages inhabited by
Native Americans
The word “Carolina” is Latin for
“Charles’s Land.”
What kept John White from returning to Roanoke for nearly three years?
fighting between England and Spain
The Pilgrims survived in Plymouth due to the help of
Squanto and Samoset.
Which religious group founded Pennsylvania?
Quakers
People from the continent of __________________ were enslaved in the Southern Colonies.
Africa
The Pilgrims first dropped anchor in
cape cod bay
The Jamestown settlers made a profit for their investors by raising
tobacco
What did groups of merchants obtain from the British king in order to start settlements in America?
charters
What does the name “Pocahontas” mean?
playful one”
Which colony was founded as a place for Catholics to practice their religion freely?
Maryland
Pilgrim colony
Plymouth
The men of Jamestown elected representatives called __________________ to enact local laws.
burgesses
The first written constitution in America was the
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
the sole owner and ruler of a colony
proprietor
Which of these Carolina crops was developed in the 1740s by Eliza Lucas?
indigo
Virginia’s governor
William Berkeley