People and Places
In 1607, this became the first permanent English settlement in America.
Jamestown (VA)
The economy of this region was built almost entirely on the production of cash crops by slave labor.
The Southern Colonies
They came to America in 1620 aboard the Mayflower, and established Plymouth Colony.
The Pilgrims
(separatist Puritans)
The Pilgrims agreed to abide by the provisions of this important document in 1620.
The Mayflower Compact
Before they got off the boat, the Pilgrims agreed to abide by the provisions of this document in 1620.
The Mayflower Compact
Beginning in 1620, colonial New England was dominated by this religious group.
Puritans (Pilgrims)
This region of the English colonies was characterized by men utilizing natural harbors to make a living off the sea through fishing, whaling and shipbuilding.
New England
Lord Baltimore established this colony to be a safe place for English Catholics fleeing persecution.
Maryland
What developed as a result of these three things?
John Locke's ideas on natural rights
The distance between England and America
Need for laws
These contributed to a tradition of self government in the English colonies of America.
When Henry Hudson went looking for the Northwest Passage, what was he really hoping to find?
A new sea route to Asia
This puritan minister was kicked out of Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island, a colony that prohibited the government from interfering in church business.
Roger Williams
What geographic features most contributed to the development of sawmills in New England?
Dense forests and fast-running rivers
What group came to dominate religious and political life of New England?
Puritans
Only male members of the Puritan church were allowed to vote at these -
But hey, a little self government is better than none!
New England Town Meetings
An immigrant sailing for America hoping to buy a tobacco plantation would most likely buy a ticket to -
Rhode Island or Virginia
Virginia
He established Connecticut and helped write the first written constitution in America.
Thomas Hooker
The production of cash crops on plantations.
This European nation established Catholic missions throughout the southwest as they searched for gold and other riches.
Spain
Thomas Hooker influenced this document which helped established a tradition of self government in the colonies by creating an elected assembly and limiting the powers of government.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)
James Oglethorpe established this colony to be a buffer between the Spanish down in Florida and the other English colonies.
Georgia
He wrote a colonial constitution that guaranteed religious freedom for everyone. Quakers flocked to his colony to escape persecution.
William Penn
This economic system gobbled up colonial resources and controlled trade through the Navigation Acts and taxation.
Mercantilism
John Winthrop said Massachusetts Bay Colony could be a "city upon a hill."
What did he mean?
Massachusetts Bay Colony could be an example to the world of what an ideal Christian community should look like.
This very early form of self government in Virginia established a representative assembly and created a system of checks and balances.
The Virginia House of Burgesses
How did the Great Awakening influence the movement toward self government in the British colonies?
The emphasis on equality made people question authority and promote democratic ideals.