| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Why did the Puritans send a small group of colonists ahead of the others? | To get a colony started for the others |
| What did the Puritans call their colony? | Massachusetts Bay |
| What made the geography of the Middle Colonies colonies unique? | Very good farming land |
| What made the geography of the New England colonies unique? | Were close to the ocean, which made trade easier |
| What made the geography of the Southern colonies unique? | It had the longest growing season. |
| How did many of the middle and southern colonies get started? | Religious groups faced persecution in the first colonies built. |
| What happened to the Puritan dissenters? | They were forced to leave their colony. |
| Where was the first English colony? | On a narrow peninsula surrounded on three sides by the James River |
| Who were the major dissenters? | The Puritans |
| What was the name of the first English colony? | Roanoke |
| Why did the English want colonies in North America? | For wealth and power; to keep up with Spain; gold; over crowded cities; timber; establish religious colonies; to convert the Native Americans to Christianity; to find a "Northwest Passage" water trading route to India. |
| What colonies did the french find while searching for the northwest passage? | Quebec and Montreal..... |
| What river did the Dutch take control of by searching for the northwest passage? | Hudson River |
| How did the settlers avoid starvation? | Captain John Smith kept peace with the Indians and traded for corn. |
| What kind of government was formed in Jamestown? | It was governed by a council, so no one person was in charge. |
| What helped Jamestown to grow? | Tobacco grew well in Virginia and became a cash crop. |
| Some of the difficulties the Pilgrims faced | cold, hunger, disease |
| Why the Pilgrims landed at Massachusetts Bay | Blown off course |
| Reason the Pilgrims left their homeland | religious freedom |
| Waterway connecting Atlantic and Pacific Oceans | Northwest Passage |
| Definition of persecution | unjust treatment to a person because of his beliefs |
| Definition of debtor | a person who owes money |
| Definition of cash crop | grown for money |
| Written plan of government for the Pilgrim colony | Mayflower Compact |
| Definition of Pilgrim | Group from England who wanted to purify, or reform |
| Definition of proprietor | an owner |
| Definition of separatist | a person who wante to separate from the English church |
| Definition of the House of Burgesses | first lawmaking assembly in English colony |
| Definition of indentured servant | person who agrees to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of the voyage |
| Charter | document that permitted colonist to settleon land permitted by ruler |
| Definition of stock | shares of a company sold to raise money for the company |
| Definition of dissenter | person whose views differ from others' views |
| Definition of Pilgrim | a person who journeys for religious purposes |
| Explorer for France | Samuel de Champlain |
| Explorer for Holland | Henry Hudson |
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