| A | B |
|---|
| Exploration | Era Europeans searched for gold and short cut to Asia. |
| Colonization | Era Europeans established settlements in America. |
| English Colonization | Began in 1607 with Jamestown |
| 1607 | Year of 1st permanent English settleement at Jamestown |
| Jamestown, Virginia | 1st Permanent English Settlement |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1st representative assembly |
| Mayflower Compact | 1st document established democratic government - 1 man, 1 vote |
| New England | Shipbuilding, Fishing |
| Middle Colonies | Subsistence Farming, Bread Basket |
| Southern Colonies | Cash Crops |
| Maryland | Safe place for Catholics |
| Pennsylvania | Penn's Great Experiment |
| New Amsterdam | New York City |
| Roger Williams | Rhode Island |
| Pilgrims and Puritans | Massachusetts |
| Squanto and Pocahontas | Saved Plymouth and Jamestown |
| Mercantilism | Economics that colonies exist to provide goods to mother nation |
| Middle Passage | Slaves trip to America |
| Great Awakening | Religious revival in 1700s |
| Great Migration | Move of 15,000 Puritans to Massachusetts in 1620s |
