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PCHS Unit D

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What are the two reasons Jamestown survived? Tobacco and John Smith
What country did the Pilgrims live in before they arrived in Plymouth? Holland
Who introduced tobacco to Jamestown? John Rolfe
List two things Samoset and Squanto did to help the Pilgrims Plant crops and Hunt game
The Pilgrims sailed on what? The Mayflower
When the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth everyone signed what? Mayflower Compact
The leader of the New Netherlands colony was who? He was nicknamed, Peg Leg Peter Peter Stuvestant
What was the most important building in a New England town? Meeting House
Who helped create a successful colony at Jamestown? John Smith
Who took over New Netherlands without firing a shot? Duke of York
Around 1621, the Plymouth settlement celebrated the blessings of a good harvest and it known today as what? Thanksgiving
Why did the Pilgrims want to start a colony and leave England? Religious Freedom
In Jamestown, the first representative government was called the what? House of Burgesses
What are two problems that Jamestown colonists had when they first arrived? Poor location and Lack of food
Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts and founded the colony of what? Rhode Island
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania? William Penn
Who founded the colony of Connecticut? Thomas Hooker
The period of time when thousands of people poured out of England toward the Americas was called what? The Great Migration
Who founded the Georgia colony? John Ogelthorpe
Puritans did not want to leave the Church of England, they wanted to what it? purify it
What country introduced Americans to the log cabin? Sweden
Puritan education focused on what book? They believed it was the source of truth. The Bible
How long did indentured servants sign labor contracts for? 4-7 years
What colony was William Bradford the leader of? Plymouth colony
What is the name of the people who put their money into projects in order to earn profits? Investors
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