Question | Answer |
The Mayflower Compact was? | Agreement among Pilgrims to set up a government |
Pennsylvania was settled by the | Quakers |
New settlements were started by people who Left Massachusetts Bay because... | They were dissatisfied with the lack of religious freedom and they did not like the lack of participation in government |
English claims in North America included..... | The Atlantic-coast (East coast) |
Which of the following was a representative assembly that made local laws for Jamestown? | House of Burgesses |
Colonies ruled by the king were known as? | Royal colonies |
Which English colony was founded first? | Virginia |
Which English colony was first settled by the Dutch? | New York |
Which colonies were started by people who left Massachusetts Bay? | Rhode Island, Connecticut |
Which English colony was founded last | Georgia |
Which was the first English Settlement? | Roanoke Island |
Which colony served as a second chance for debtors and a "buffer" with Florida? | Georgia |
Who broke away from the Massachusetts bay colony to start a new colony? | Thomas Hooker, Roger Williams |
Before landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620, the Pilgrims wrote and signed the | Mayflower Compact |
Colonies ruled by friends of the king were known as... | Proprietary colonies |
Which group had very little rights or privileges? | Women |
The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland,Mass.,Penn.,RI ? | Seek religious freedom |
Which of the following was not part of New England? New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts | Maine |
Which of the following colonies is in the Middle Colonies? New Hampshire, West Virginia, New York, New Mexico | New York |
The nickname of the Middle Colonies | The Bread Colonies |
What was the major crop grown on the Middle colonies farms? | Grain |
The House of Burgesses was | The first representative government in the English colonies |
The Puritans were people who wanted to.... | Purify the Church of England |
The Separatists were people who wanted to... | Separate from the Church of England |
Maryland encouraged what in its colony | Religious tolerance |
roger williams wanted? | church and state completely separate |
William Penn wanted | PA. was to be a model of religious freedom |
People living in the 13 colonies adopted many of their principles of government from... | England |
I was the father of Pocahontas | Powhatan |
I was the first English born child in America | Virginia Dare |