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Colonial Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Are you ready to study? | Yes! :) |
| When did England set out to colonize North America? | late 1500s |
| What happened to the Roanoke colony before John White returned? | They disappeared |
| Where and when did England establish the first successful colony? | Jamestown (Virginia) in 1607 |
| Who was Jamestown's leader? | Capt. John Smith |
| Who did Jamestown build ties with? | Powhatan people |
| What helped Jamestown thrive and make money? | Tobacco |
| What was the first North American legislature called?` | The House of Burgesses |
| What right played a large role in England's colonization of North America? | religious freedom |
| What two Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive? | Squanto & Samoset |
| What year did the Pilgrims arrive at Cape Cod Bay? | 1620 (Plymouth Colony) |
| What was the movement the Puritans to Massachusetts to escape religious persecution? | The Great Migration |
| What was the first constitution written in America? | The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| What three colonies were made from dissenters of the Puritans in Mass.? | Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire |
| Who first settled in what is now New York? | the Dutch (New Netherlands) |
| How did the English gain New Netherlands? | lead an attack and the Dutch surrendered |
| Who led the Quakers in North America? | William Penn (Pennsylvania named after him) |
| As Virginia grew, what kind of labor did they rely on? | Enslaved persons and indentured servants |
| What was the Mason-Dixon line? | The border between Maryland & Pennsylvania - eventually became the border between North & South in the Civil War |