Plymouth & Pilgrams
The Pilgrims came to the colonies for this.
What is religious freedom?
A land ruled by a distant country is called this.
What is a colony?
This family founded Maryland.
Who are the Calverts?
An example of this type of motive is wanting to become rich in America.
What is an economic motive?
This type of document is a firsthand account from someone who experienced the event.
What is a primary source?
The Pilgrims arrived in America on this ship.
What is the Mayflower?
This democratic principle means that everyone, including the leaders, must follow the laws.
What is rule of law?
This person signed a contract to work for a certain period of time.
What is an indentured servant?
An example of this type of motive is wanting religious freedom.
What is a social motive?
When colonists first arrived in America, they usually built these types of homes.
What are cabins?
This Native American group helped the Pilgrims survive in Plymouth.
a. Aztecs c. Powhatans
b. Incas d. Wampanoags
Who are the Wampanoags? (D)
This person helped establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Who is John Winthrop?
Name one challenge that indentured servants faced.
What is poor clothing, little food, hard work, sickness, or harsh conditions?
An example of this type of motive involves gaining power or control.
What is a political motive?
This ocean had to be crossed in order to start a new life in the colonies.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Name one way the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims.
What is farming or fishing?
This place was extremely important to the Puritans, as everyone had to learn to read the Bible.
What is school?
People moved from England to Maryland for these reasons.
What is land, jobs, or religious freedom?
Name one reason people settled in the English colonies.
What is religious freedom, land ownership, trade, wealth, and new opportunities?
This season really took a toll on early colonists.
What is winter?
This document was the first set of written laws in the New World.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This democratic principle says that at least 50% of the population must agree.
What is majority rule?
Maryland and this state were the first colonies to allow colonists to freely practice their religion.
What is Rhode Island?
This economic activity helped the Plymouth colony grow.
What is fishing, farming, or fur trading?
This invention helped spread maps, books, and ideas more quickly.
What is the printing press?