Exploration
This country sent explorers like John Cabot to North America in search of new trade routes and resources, eventually claiming land in Canada.
England (1 Throw)
Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?
Spain (1 Throw)
Signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, the Mayflower Compact was the first form of self-government in the American colonies and was based on majority rule. The Mayflower Compact is an _____?
Agreement (1 Throw)
Plantation owners relied on this type of labor to grow cash crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton.
Enslaved labor or slave labor (1 Throw)
In 1633 _________ founded the colony of Maryland as a safe haven for Catholics.
Lord Baltimore (2 throws)
Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers help in the Growth of ____________.
Representative Government (1 Throw)
This allowed the colonies to self-rule...
Salutary Neglect (1 Throw)
Which region was known for its long winters, large amounts of lumber, rocky soil, fishing/whaling and was settled by the Puritans and Pilgrims?
New England Colonies. (1 Throw)
Motivated by the search for gold, silver, and spreading Christianity, this European country explored and colonized much of present-day Mexico, the American Southwest, and Florida.
Spain (1 Throw)
Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?
To establish a fur trade and grow wealth through commerce.
Establish trade post with local natives.
To claim territory along the St. Lawrence River and Mississippi River.
France (2 Throws)
Signed in 1620, this agreement influenced the U.S. system of government by stating that laws come from the people and that citizens should obey laws made by the group.
Mayflower Compact (2 Throws)
Divisions over church leadership during the First Great Awakening led colonists to value having a voice in choosing leaders, influencing both religion and government. Which led to?
Voting or electing leaders (2 Throws)
This Puritan minister founded the colony of Connecticut and helped write the Fundamental Orders, an early example of self-government.
Thomas Hooker (2 Throws)
The First Great Awakening encouraged people to question ______ and emphasized the importance of democratic feelings in religious life.
experiences of individuals (2 Throws)
This 1689 English document influenced the U.S. Constitution by protecting individual rights, including free speech in government, fair punishment, and no taxation without consent.
English Bill of Rights (2 Throws)
Which region was known for its fertile soil, moderate climate,bharvesting wheat, and diverse immigrant population?
Middle Colonies (2 Throws)
Seeking a Northwest Passage and access to fur trade, explorers from this country established settlements along the St. Lawrence River and in the Great Lakes region.
France (1 Throw)
Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?
To escape religious persecution and gain religious freedom.
To establish new markets and trade opportunities.
To claim land and expand political power.
England (3 Throws)
Established in Virginia in 1619, this was the first representative legislative assembly in the colonies where elected officials made laws for the people.
Virginia House of Burgesses (1 Throw)
Colonists’ experience choosing their own church leaders in new congregations encouraged them to also want a say in this.
Electing government leaders or representative government. (2 Throws)
He was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs in religious freedom and founded the colony of Rhode Island.
Rodger Williams (2 Throws)
The ideas of Hooker, Locke, and Montesquieu influenced this founding U.S. document, which established a system of government based on representation and checks and balances.
U.S. Constitution (2 Throws)
These three documents — the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses — all helped shape this form of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions.
Representative government (2 Throws)
Which region was known for its warm climate, fertile soil, and reliance on slavery for large-scale agricultural production of cash crops?
Southern Colonies (3 Throws)
Reasons why English explorers were motivated to settle in North America and establish permanent colonies, such as Jamestown and Plymouth.
Religious freedom and economic opportunity (2 throws)
This factor allowed the original thirteen colonies to develop representative government because Britain did not strictly enforce its rules or closely manage colonial affairs.
British neglect of colonial affairs (3 Throws)
Created in 1639, this document is known as the first written constitution in America and helped establish the idea of a representative government.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1 throw)
In 1620, the Pilgrims landed in this _______ region, where they signed the Mayflower Compact and established one of the first self-governing colonies.
New England (1 Throw)
This French political thinker wrote The Spirit of the Laws, promoting the idea of separation of powers into three branches of government.
Charles de Montesquieu (2 Throws)
Passed in 1786, this Virginia law written by Thomas Jefferson was significant because it limited the government’s power to establish a church and allowed people to freely express their religious beliefs.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (3 Throws)
Religious groups like the Pilgrims and Puritans wanted to freely practice their beliefs, leading to the creation of local governments such as those in Massachusetts.
Religious freedom (2 Throws)
Name the 3 regions of original colonies.
New England, Middle and Southern Colonies (1 Throw)
Spain, France, and England all explored North America for similar reasons, including wealth, power, and spreading religion. What is this term for why nations explore and colonize new lands?
Motives for exploration (2 Throws)
To establish democratic rule in the Plymouth colony, the Pilgrims signed this agreement in 1620, completing the sequence of events that included Thanksgiving and receiving a government charter.
Mayflower Compact (2 throws)
Established in 1619 in Virginia, this legislative body allowed colonists to establish a ___________and participate in making laws, influencing the democratic traditions of the United States.
Representatives Government (3 Throws)
When Jamestown was first settled in 1607, the colonists faced such extreme hunger during the “_________” that some resorted to eating horses, dogs, and even resorting to cannibalism to survive the winter.
Starving Time (2 Throws)
Th Quakers was a religious group, led by ______, founded Pennsylvania as a safe place where all people could worship freely.
William Penn (2 Throws)
The First Great Awakening encouraged colonists to question authority and believe in the freedom to choose their own religion, which influenced ideas about government in the years before the American Revolution.
Freedom of to choose one's own religion (3 Throws)
The Mayflower Compact was based on majority rule, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first written constitution, and the Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected assembly. Together, they all encouraged this idea that government’s power comes from the people.
Consent of the governed (3 Throws)
The rocky soil and long winters of this region made farming difficult, but its excellent harbors helped support shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling, boosting its economy.
New England (2 Throws)