Virginia Terms
Virginia People
New England Terms
New England People
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100
This legislative body first met in in Jamestown on July 30, 1619.
What is the House of Burgesses?
100
She intervened in the reported execution of John Smith.
Who is Pocahontas?
100
In spring 1692, this village north of Boston was the site associated with accusations of witchcraft?
What is Salem Village?
100
His vision for Massachusetts Bay was to create a "City on a Hill."
Who is John Winthrop?
100
In this tune by The Four Lads AND at the 00:40 mark, the Lads declare that, "Even old New York was once" called this.
What is New Amsterdam?
200
A Dutch ship which carried slaves aboard arrived in this Virginia settlement in 1619.
What is Jamestown?
200
His primary motivation to establish the Maryland colony was to provide religious freedom for Catholics.
Who is George Calvert?
200
This university was established in 1636 primarily to train ministers and educate the colony's youth.
What is Harvard University?
200
This graduate of Cambridge University and Puritan theologian founded Connecticut.
Who is Roger Williams?
200
This Rebellion in 1676 in Virginia had nothing to do with cured pork strips often served with eggs.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
300
Maryland experienced colonial unrest in the 1680s due to the declining prices of this cash crop.
What is tobacco?
300
He developed a smoother variety of tobacco for Jamestown.
Who is John Rolfe?
300
The settlement of Popham in this present-day New England state lasted for less than a year.
What is Maine?
300
She made the mistake of holding “theological salons” in her home in which she and other members of the congregation commented on the content of the sermons and their theological validity.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
300
Throughout this time period, the Spanish continued to maintain a presence at the fort in this present-day Florida city.
What is St. Augustine?
400
This system contributed to colonial development by providing 50 acres per person transported to Virginia.
What is the headright system?
400
To create a strategic base for attacking Spanish ships was his primary motivation for establishing a colony in North America.
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
400
As one of the most important bases of Calvin’s theology, and a key issue for the Puritans, this Calvinist doctrine stated that humans were sinful and could not be saved by their own actions.
What is predestination?
400
This member of the Pawtuxet tribe of the Wampanoag Confederacy, helped orient the English to life in the wilderness.
Who is Squanto?
400
The brief colony of New Sweden, as shown on this map, was eventually brought under the control of this other European colonial power in North America before it was brought under English control.
Who are the Dutch?
500
This "Act" in Maryland in 1649 guaranteed religious freedom to Christians.
What is the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649?
500
This Native American chief, Powhatan's brother, led a coordinated attack killing nearly 400 English.
Who is Opechancanough?
500
James I of England received this "Petition" from the Puritans concerning the remaining Catholic practices of the Church of England.
What is the Millenary Petition?
500
This New England Indian tribe entered into a two-year conflict with the Puritans in 1636.
Who are the Pequots?
500
The Pilgrims of Plymouth were also known by this name as they felt the need to separate from the Church of England.
Who are the Separatists?