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The first elected European lawmaking body in North America was the
Virginia House of Burgessess
Which crop helped the settlers at Jamestown to thrive
tobacco
What were the pilgrims in search of when they came to North America?
religious freedom
A historical map is a map that gives information about
past events and where they took place
the landforms in a particular region
the height of land in an area
past events and where they took place
Shares of ownership in a company are called
stocks
John Smith saved Jamestown by making colonists
work harder
What was the name of the first Puritan settlement in North America?
Boston
What major contribution did Peter Stuyvesant make to New Amsterdam?
he brought law and order
Which of the following would a historical map most likely show?
the highest mountain in a state
modern-day routes between citites
forest regions of the world
the Vikings route to North America
The Vikings route to North America
Someone chosen by a group of people to speak and act for them is a
representative
The settlement at New Amsterdam later became the city of
New York
What type of shelter did the Swedes and Finns introduce in North America?
The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgessess were important steps toward
self government
The first settlement in North America was
Roanoke
A person who makes a journey for religious reasons is called a
pilgrim
separated from the English church
Which of the Virginia Company's decisions made the colonists feel more at home?
to send women to the colony
The Puritans came to North America to seek religious freedom and to
live by God's laws
Which of the following settlemnets was located near the mouth of the Mississippi River?
Sault Ste. Marie
Who was the leader of the Puritan colony in Massachusetts Bay?
John Winthrop
Virginia began to grow once the Virginia Company allowed the colonists to
farm their own land
The colonies of New Sweden and New Netherland began as
fur trading posts
Why did the Virginia Company start a colony in North America?
They wanted to make money
Jamestown was settlen in what year?
1607
What event in 1614 brought peace between the colonists and the Powhatan?
Pocahontas and Rolfe's marriage