Why the English Came and Geography
What work contract gave land to a colonist in exchange for labor?
indenture
A Powhatan chief's daughter who traveled to England
Pocahontas
Provided the Plymouth settlers with lifesaving agricultural information
What was the primary motivation for settlement of Massachusetts?
religious freedom
middle colonies
What are headrights?
They were a means of obtaining land in the colonies.
Who enforced the kind of discipline necessary for the survival of Jamestown
John Smith
Founded Providence, which later became the capital of Rhode Island
Roger Williams
How did Connecticut differ from Massachusetts?
Connecticut did not require church membership for voting
Which two colonies came from the land originally called New Netherland?
New York and New Jersey
Why did settlers come to America?
-religious freedom
-riches
-land
What type of colony was governed by a trade company that received its authorization from the king?
Charter Colony
What document of self-government did the Pilgrims sign when they first arrived in America?
Mayflower Compact
What was the Puritans' attitude toward the Anglican Church?
they wanted to stay in the church and improve it
In what colony did the Quakers undertake a "Holy Experiment"?
Pennsylvania
Who is also known as Lord Baltimore and founded Maryland?
Cecilius Calvert
Name the southern colonies
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Virginia
What type of colony was governed by appointees of the king?
Proprietary colony
Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony that wanted to make their colony "a model of Christian Charity"
John Winthrop
Who was the most significant figure in the settlement of Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
Who explored the New York region for Holland and sailed up a river that now bears his name?
Henry Hudson
Which colony was established partly to provide a place for debtors to start a new life?
Georgia
Name all of the New England colonies.
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
What was the House of Burgesses?
the first self-governing assembly in America
Wrote Of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford
Which colony was a haven for religious dissenters?
Rhode Island
Who wrote Frame of Government of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What type of colony were both the Carolinas?
royal colony
Name all of the Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Discuss the importance of the arrival of two ships in Virginia in 1619. (4 points)
women - grow families
slaves - introduction of the institution of slavery to the European New World and the beginning of tremendous social and moral tension for Americans to follow
Why did the Pilgrims leave Holland?
the Dutch culture was affecting the Pilgrims' children
Which colonies were started by settlers from Massachusetts?
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Who "purchased" Manhattan Island from a group of Indians?
Peter Minuit
Discuss how self-government developed in the colonies.
-Virginia House of Burgesses - the first self-governing assembly in the New World
-Mayflower Compact - the pilgrims undertook the task of self government
- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - established a framework for representative self government in Connecticut
-Frame of Government of Pennsylvania - William Penn prepared for his colony a constitution