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A member of the group that rejected the Church of England, sailed to America, and founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620
Pilgrims
A soldier and adventurer who took control of the Jamestown colony
John Smith
A person who sold his or her labor in exchange for passage to America
Indentured Servant
The first permanent settlement in English North America
Jamestown
A business in which investors pool their wealth in order to turn a profit.
Joint Stock Company
Georgia was founded as a refuge for
Debtors
This is a colony ruled by governors appointed by a king
A royal colony
What did a patroon receive as a reward of bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland?
What did a patroon receive as a reward of bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland?
Pennsylvania means
Penn's woods
He thought the colonies would provide a market for English exports and serve as a source for raw materials.
Richard Hakluyt
This conflict over land resulted in warfare.
King Philip's War
What action did Lord De Le Warr take to end the “starving time”?
He imposed discipline in the colony.
King Philip's War
A war between the Puritan colonies and Native Americans in 1675-1676.
A person who believed all people should live in peace and harmony; accepted different religions and ethnic groups
Quakers
This person founded the colony of Georgia
James Oglethorpe
What did Sir George Carteret, Lord John Berkeley, and William Penn promise settlers who came to the colonies of New Jersey and Delaware?
A representative assembly
A proprietary colony is owned by a
Single Owner
Why did John White have to travel back to England a second time?
Food shortages
The movement of Puritans from England to establish settlements around the world, including 20,000 who sailed for America.
Great Migration
This event led to England directing its resources toward establishing a colony?
The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
This extended voting rights to non-church members and limited the power of the governor and expanded the idea of representative government.
The Fundamental Orders
This helped establish the idea of self-government and majority rule.
The Mayflower Compact
What did the experience of the Salem Witchcraft Trials show?
How a society can create scapegoats for its problems.
What false incentive did the London Company tell settlers to attract them to the Jamestown colony?
The London Company incorrectly told the settlers that the colony would be rich in gold.
His vision included a land where Native Americans are treated fairly and where people could live in peace and harmony, a fundamental belief to the Quakers.
William Penn