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| Where was England's first attempt for a colony? | Roanoke Island |
| What did the English want to find in the Americas? | Gold |
| Why was Walter Raleigh a good choice as the organizer of the 1st English colony in NA? | Raleigh already explored parts of NA in 1580. |
| Why did Spain's King Phillip II decide to attack England? | The English were stealing gold from Spanish ships; Spanish were upset that the English were making colonies in NA. |
| What advantage did the English have over the Spanish in the battle of the Spanish Armada? | Smaller, faster ships, better weapons |
| What 2 things did the Virginia Company need before it could build a settlement in Virginia? | Charter and money to support the colony. |
| How did John Smith help the Jamestown colony survive? | He forced the colonist to work instead of them going to find gold |
| What was the biggest cash crop for Jamestown? | Tobacco |
| What was significant about the House of Burgesses? | It was the 1st law making assembly in the English colonies. |
| Charter | Official document giving a person or group permission to do something. |
| Stock | Owning a share in a company. |
| Cash Crop | A crop grown to be sold for profit. |
| Indentured Servant | Person who agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of the voyage to NA |
| House of Burgesses | Law making assembly in colonial Virginia |
| Why did explorers search for a Northwest Passage? | To find a faster & easier route from Europe to Asia. |
| Why did Dutch settlers choose Manhattan Island as the site of New Amsterdam? | To be able to control trade on the Hudson River. |
| Why did the Dutch encourage settlers from many countries to come to New Netherland? | To help the colony grow and thrive. |
| Northwest Passage | Water route that explorers hoped would flow through NA connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
| Name one important event that led to the Pilgrims decision to leave England? | They were being persecuted by not following the church of England. |
| Who led the Pilgrims to America? | William Bradford |
| Why did the Pilgrims land at Cape Cod rather that in Virginia as planned? | A violent storm pushed them off course. |
| What ship did the Pilgrims come over on? | Mayflower |
| Why do you think the Pilgrims invited the Wampanoag to their Thanksgiving celebration? How long did it last? | The Pilgrims wanted to thank the Wampanoag people; 3 days |
| How did the Wampanoag help the Pilgrims to survive? | Showed them how to grow corn, and how to hunt & fish. |
| Why did the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow rapidly? | Because the economy thrived on fishing, fur trading, and ship building. |
| Who led the Puritans? | John Winthrop |
| Why did the Puritans want their children to learn how to read? | To read the Bible and understand the laws of the community. |
| Pilgrim | Person who travels to a new place for religious reasons. |
| Separatist | A group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. Some traveled to NA for religious freedom. |
| Persecution | Unjust treatment because of one's beliefs. |
| Mayflower Compact | Plan of government written by the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower. |
| Puritan | Group of people who wanted to purify the Church of England. They established the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1630. |
| Name the three regions that the 13 colonies were divided into. | New England, Middle, Southern |
| List the colonies that belong to the New England region. | Mass, Conn, RI, New Hampshire |
| Name the colonies that belong to the Middle region. | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware |
| Name the colonies that belong to the Southern region. | Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
| Who was Roger Williams and what did he do? | He was a Minister. He found Rhode Island and offered them religious freedom. |
| What was William Penn's goal for the colony of Pennsylvania? | He wanted to establish a colony for people from different nations and religions, so they could live in peace. |
| How were New York and New Jersey established? | New Netherland was defeated and renamed New York. The Duke gave two friends part of New York and they renamed it New Jersey. |
| What religious groups founded Maryland, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts? | Maryland - Catholics; Pennsylvania - Quakers; Massachusetts - Pilgrims & Puritans |
| Which of the Southern colonies were controlled by proprietors? | Maryland and Carolinas |
| About how many times larger was the colonial population in 1700 than it was in 1650? | 5 times larger |
| Dissenter | Person whose views differ from the leader. |
| Proprietor | Owner |
| Debtor | Person who owes money. |
| Name one important event that led to the Pilgrims decision to leave England? | They were being persecuted by not following the |
