A | B |
Separatists | Settled the Plymouth Colony to escape religious persecution |
Puritans | Established the Massachusetts Bay Colony to escape religious persecution |
Quakers | Settled in the colony of Pennsylvania to worship without interference |
Plymouth | Settled by the Separatists who wanted to avoid religious persecution |
Massachusetts Bay Colony | Settled by the Puritans who wanted to avoid religious persectuion |
Pennsylvania | Settled by the Quakers who wanted to practice their faith without interference |
Jamestown | First Permanent English Settlement established for economic reasons |
1607 | Jamestown |
"Lost Colony" | England's first attempt at colonization in the New World but it failed |
Debtors | People who owe money |
Georgia | Colony set up by debtors looking to find economic freedom in the New World |
Economic Venture | Jamestown, Roanoke Island, Georgia |
Religious Reasons | Pennsylvania, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
Roanoke Island | An economic venture that became known as the "Lost Colony" when it disappeared |
Proprietor | Owner of a colony |
New World | North America |
Mayflower Compact | Written by the Separatists to govern their colony at Plymouth |
Reformers | People who change things - relgious changes |
Interference | Something that gets in the way |
Religious Persecution | Being hurt or teased for your ways of worshipping God |