First permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
What were two reasons Squanto was important to the people of Plymouth Colony.
2. He taught them to farm
This man was banished from Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island because he believe the natives should be paid for their land and that government and the church should be separate.
Roger Williams
Name a cash crop of the Southern Colonies
Acceptable: tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice, sugarcane
This event was a return to religion and featured very passionate preachers teaching about Hell. It united the colonies.
First Great Awakening.
This native American group helped the settlers at Jamestown, but eventually attacked them when the people of Jamestown stole food from them.
Powhatan
What is a theocracy?
A government based on your religious beliefs.
This colony was founded as a safe haven for religious freedom. It was founded by William Penn.
Pennsylvania
Which colonial region was known for shipbuilding, fishing, and trade?
New England
The economic system where the colonies sent raw materials to England and bought back finished goods.
Mercantilism.
This crop helped Jamestown be successful.
Tobacco
Anne Hutchinson
How were the Quakers of Pennsylvania treating the Native Americans?
Friendly
What was the forced journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic ocean called?
Middle Passage
Laws that said the colonies could only trade with the Mother Country and existed for her profit.
Navigation Acts
This agreement, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, created one of the first forms of self-government.
Mayflower Compact
This person founded Connecticut, and thought all men should be able to vote
Thomas Hooker
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What is an example of Overt Resistance?
Rebellion
Running Away
What was a plantation?
Big farm
What motivated the Pilgrims to come to Plymouth Colony?
Religious Freedom
Who was allowed to vote in Puritan Massachusetts?
White men, who owned land, and belonged to the Church.
Why was Georgia Founded?
2. Buffer to protect the colonies from Spanish Florida
What is an example of Passive Resistance?
Working Slow
Religion and Songs
Breaking tools
faking sick
What does tolerant mean?
you are okay with differences in others.