settlments in america
spain built settlements and lots such as_______ and_____ along the northern edge of their American empire/
st. augustine and santa fe
charter
the right to organize a settlement
which English company received a charter to organize a settlement.
the Virginia company
why did the pilgrims sign the mayflower compact?
to keep order in Plymouth because it was outside of the Virginia company's territory.
what does Philadelphia stand for
city of brotherly love
who was Samuel de champlain
a French explorer who set up a trading post in Quebec
burgess
a representative of a group
what did the Virginia company do to attract more settlers
gave the colonists the right to elect burgesses
who founded the colony of Rhode Island
Roger williams
what is the significance of the fundamental orders of Connecticut adopted by Thomas hooker in 1639
it was the first formal plan of government in America. it described the organization of representative government in detail.
what New York City known as in 1621
new Amsterdam which was the capital of the settlement of new Netherland
mayflower compact
formal document which set up a civil government
how did the Virginia colony survive under John smith.
they found out that tobacco grew well in Virginia and they sold it for profit.
what were the New England colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and connecticut
who passed the act of toleration in 1649
lord Baltimore
why did the French want to travel to the americas
to make money from fur trading
toleration
acceptance of different beliefs
when did the first house of burgesses meet
1619
what were the middle colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
what was the reason for writing the act of toleration
it guaranteed protestants and catholics the right to worship freely.
who was eusebio kino
a missionary priest who set up missions in New Mexico, Texas, and california.
constitution
the first written formal plan of government in America.
what was the name of the first English settlement that was established in 1607
Jamestown after king James I
what were the southern colonies
maryland, georgia, virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
which colony was a safe place for dissenters or people who disagreed with established rules?
Rhode Island