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| Besides religious freedom, what were two other things the colonists wanted? | riches (gold, silver, and gems) and land ownership (mostly restricted to the upper classes in England) |
| What country established Jamestown | England (in May 1607) |
| What did Jamestown colonists look for instead of raising food or hunting? | Gold and silver (The colony almost failed because of starvation.) |
| What Jamestown leader set up the "No Work - No Food" rule | Captain John Smith |
| How did John Rolfe help the Jamestown colony? | He planted a money-making crop (tobacco) and married Pocahantas, daughter of a local chief. |
| What did John Rolfe plant? | tobacco (a money-making or "cash" crop) |
| What Indian tribe provided corn to the starving settlers at Jamestown? | Powatan |
| What money-making crop did the Jamestown colonists raise? | tobacco |
| General Assembly | House of Burgesses (AKA representative form of government) |
| What is a government with officials elected by the people called? | Representative government, (AKA a democracy) |
| What is a large farm that grows huge amounts of a certain crop called? | a plantation |
| How did the Plymouth Company raise money for the Pilgrims' voyage and supplies? | They sold stock shares to investors who hoped to make money if the colony was successful. |
| What did the Pilgrims hope to find in the New World? | Freedom to worship as they pleased. |
| Where did the Pilgrims settle? | New England - Plymouth, Massachusetts (They were supposed to go to Virginia, but were blown off course in a storm.) |
| Who were the Pilgrims? | a religious group that was persecuted by King James I for their beliefs. |
| Mayflower Compact | an agreement, written on the Mayflower (ship) that said that people would obey laws agreed on by the majority, not laws given by a supreme leader or ruler. |
| Pilgrim settlement location (1620) | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| How did the Pilgrim's beliefs hurt the growth of their colony? | They made everyone in the colony act according to their beliefs; they were very strict. |
| What did the Pilgrims and Puritan have in common? | They both came for religious reasons and both actually settled in Massachusetts. |
| John Winthrop | Leader of the Puritan colony at Boston, Massachusetts |
| Did Lord Calvert set up a colony in Georgia, Maryland, or New York? | Maryland, and they had religious freedom. |
| Established a colony in 1634 in Maryland | Lord Calvert |
| The Toleration Act of 1649 allowed religious groups in Maryland to do what? | worship as they pleased |
| What religious leader established Rhode Island after he ran away from the Puritans to avoid prison for his beliefs? | Roger Williams |
| Dutch landlords who kept strict control over land ownership in New Netherland (later renamed New York) | patroons |
| In 1636, Rogers Williams established a settlement at Providence, in which state? | Rhode Island |
| Leader of 1636 settlement in Rhode Island | Roger Williams |
| New York | began as a Dutch colony, called New Netherland |
| Pastor Thomas Hooker founded a colony in an area with rich farmland in 1636; what state is this now? | Connecticut |
| Thomas Hooker started a settlement in | Connecticut |
| What year was Carolina divided into North and South Carolina? 1609, 1663, or 1729? | 1729 |
| Which Indian tribe helped the founder of Rhode Island to survive? | Narragansett |
| Who settled Connecticut, Roger Williams, James Oglethorpe, or Thomas Hooker? | Thomas Hooker. (James Oglethorpe = GA, Roger Williams = RI) |
| King Charles II gave William Penn a charter for this colony in 1681. | Pennsylvania |
| Sold to the King of England in 1679, it is now the state where the first presidential primaries are held. | New Hampshire |
| This colony's charter was granted to William Penn's father to pay a debt that King Charles II owed him. | Pennsylvania |
| Colonists (mostly former prisoners) settled in Savannah in 1733 in which southern state? | Georgia |
| Established colony in Delaware region in 1682 | William Penn |
| Established settlement (1733) in Georgia for former prison inmates | James Oglethorpe |
| Meaning of the name "Philadelphia" | City of Brotherly Love |
| Pennsylvania was settled by George Calvert, William Penn, or James Oglethorpe? | William Penn. (Lord George Calvert = Maryland, James Oglethorpe = Georgia) |
| Which colony was set up for former prison inmates? | Georgia |
| William Penn | established colony in Pennsylvania (1681) |
| Farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, and teachers made up which class? | middle class |
| Merchants and planters (plantation owners) made up which class? | wealthy class |
| Unskilled workers, indentured servants, and slaves made up which class? | lower class |
| What is an indentured servant? | a person who has to work 4-7 years to pay off their passage to America, they are not free until this debt is paid. |
| Why did the colonists think they needed slave (Indian and later African) labor and indentured servants? | The cash (money-making) crops required lots of hard, unskilled workers and most people would not do this work willingly. |
| Region which grew important crops such as corn and wheat, AKA the "bread colonies": | middle colonies |
| Region with broad, fertile farmlands and a warm climate where rice, tobacco and indigo grew well: | southern colonies |
| Region with rocky soil and long, cold winters where shipbuilding, ironworking, fishing and lumbering were important: | New England colonies |
| Why were New England farms smaller than farms to the south? | The soil was rocky and heavily wooded; it was hard to clear land for farming beyond the farmer's own needs. |
| How did poor people pay for their transportation to America and for supplies? | They sold their freedom and their labor for the next 4-7 years, after which they were free. |
| How was kidnapping involved in getting colonists? | Young men were kidnapped and sold as indentured servants for 4-7 years. |
| What plant, grown in the colonies was used to make a valuable dark blue dye? | indigo |
