European Exploration and Colonization #1
Why did France colonize North America?
To profit from trading furs and other goods.
What is the name of the document that was written as a social contract for self-government?
The Mayflower Compact of 1620.
This colony was a Refuge for Roman Catholics
Maryland
What is the name of the colony established for imprisoned debtors of England?
Georgia
What is name of the first legislative assembly in the colonies?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Why did Quakers immigrate to Pennsylvania?
To escape religious persecution.
Which region is described as having fertile soil, plantation system, and warm climate?
Southern Colonies
What is a reason for European Exploration in the New World?
God, Gold , glory, social
What is the colony founded by William Penn for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
What are the reason for EXPLORATION of North America by the French, Spanish, and English
Economic
Religion
Political
Social
Who is the person that wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
What is the reason the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was written to serve all people in the community?
Extended voting rights beyond church members.
What is the initial reason for Columbus and other European explorers traveling to the Western Hemisphere?
Find an all-water route to Asia (northwest passage)
13 Colonies divided in 3 Regional parts
The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies
Why did England colonize the Americas?
To make a profit (gold), to make a better life (social), to gain land (glory), and and escape religious persecution (god)
What is the reason for writing the Mayflower Compact in 1620 by Pilgrims?
Self-government (social contract)
They were expelled from Massachusetts and started the colony of Rhode Island for Religious Tolerance
Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams
What is a religious reason for colonization of North America?
Europeans (mostly the Spanish) wished to spread Christianity to Indians/Native Americans.
Which is an example of representative government?
A Some Protestants were used to electing members
B Puritan ministers controlled the government
C The colony of New York welcomed all people
D Most colonists in Virginia belonged to the Church
A Some Protestants were used to electing members
Which of the following colonies where NOT established for religion reasons?
A. Plymouth (Massachusetts)
B. Jamestown
C. Georgia
D. Pennsylvania
E. Maryland
B. Jamestown
C. Georgia
What is one reason American colonists established their own representative institutions?
Distance from Great Britain and to structure laws,
tradition of English rights,
need for lawmaking structure,
salutary neglect.
Economic policy where the mother country profits from its colonies raw materials.
Mercantilism
Which European power established posts along the Great Lakes (in Canada)
France
In the southern colonies the need for slave labor grew, because of ______ and the ________.
cash crops and plantations
What is the name of the colony founded by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island