.Early English Settlements
what is charter and who is John Smith
charter – a document issued by a government
that grants specific rights to a person or
company
John Smith – Englishman sent in 1608 to lead
Jamestown
who is John Winthrop and what is toleration
John Winthrop – leader of the Puritans who
founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
toleration – recognition that other people have
the right to different opinions
who is William Penn and what is proprietary colony
William Penn – a Quaker leader who
established the Pennsylvania colony and its
capital, Philadelphia
proprietary colony – a colony created by a
grant of land from a monarch to an individual or
family
Who is Nathaniel Bacon and Lord Baltimore
Nathaniel Bacon – the leader of the frontier
settlers who fought “Bacon’s Rebellion,” an
attack against Native Americans who were trying
to defend their land from colonists
Lord Baltimore – the Catholic proprietor of the
Maryland colony who convinced its assembly to
pass the Act of Toleration
what is borderlands and pueblo
borderlands – lands along a frontier with
another country’s land
pueblo – a civilian town
In 1607, England’s King James I granted a charter to a group of merchants to establish a colony called
Virginia
A group known as the____wanted to reform the Church of England.
Puritans
New Netherland separated England’s
northern colonies from its
more southern colonies
Factors that influenced the development of
these colonies include
the climate, the plantation system, religion, and relations with Native Americans.
The Spanish established colonies in the
borderlands by?
by building presidios, (or
forts), missions, and pueblos.
people died of diseases such as
malaria
Each Puritan town governed itself by setting up a
___ ___, but only men could participate.
town meeting
In 1665, part of southern New
York split off and formed a
new colony,
new jersey
The region’s long growing season is ideal for crops such as______ and______
Tobacco and rice
The main function of Spain’s territories north of
Mexico, called the borderlands, was to protect?
Mexico from other European powers.
who was sent from England to
lead the colony.
John Smith
the ____ did not believe in religious toleration for others.
Puritans
who believed that People do not need ministers because
everyone has a direct link with God.
the Quakers
A group of wealthy Englishmen led by
_________ wanted a colony
where there would be protection for
English debtors.
James Oglethorpe
In 1598, Juan de Oñate went to New Mexico in order
to?
find gold, and
convert the Native Americans to Christianity.
Mayflower Compact, is
Mayflower
Compact, a document that
called for a representative
government.
Minister ______ _______ thought the
Puritans should split entirely
Roger Williams
By 1750, non-English immigrants had made the
Middle Colonies the most diverse part of
English North America.
By the 1750s, slavery was legal in
Georgia.
The borderlands included=
Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona ,Colorado, Utah Nevada,and California