Exploration and Colonization
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- Q1The first permanent English Colony was established for economic reasons by the Virginia Company in 1607?Jamestown30s
- Q2The Pilgrims and Puritans landed here to practice their religion?Massachussetts30s
- Q3The Pilgrims signed this document on the Mayflower which was the first form of self-government in 1620?Mayflower Compact30s
- Q4Roger Williams left Massachusetts in 1636 to start his on colony in Rhode Island based on the principles of _________ ____________?Religious Toleration30s
- Q5The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639 was the first __________ constitution in the colonies. It was established by Thomas Hooker.written30s
- Q6The colony of New Amsterdam (New Netherlands ) was a Dutch colony that became___________?New York30s
- Q7Pennsylvania was established by _________ ___________ for Quakers. He established a constitution, limited power of the government and guaranteed liberties.William Penn30s
- Q8Maryland was established as a haven for __________________?catholics30s
- Q9____________ South Carolina became a major port city for shipping rice, indigo and tobacco and receiving slaves.Charleston30s
- Q10This colony was founded for imprisoned debtors?Georgia30s
- Q11MercantilismA system of government that measured its wealth by the amount of gold and silver a nation had.30s
- Q12Jamestown (1607) New Amsterdam (1625) were both similar is that both were located near the __________?coast30s
- Q13The Mayflower Compact of 1620 is considered an important step in the development of ?self-government30s
- Q14The need for agricultural workers in tobacco fields in Virginia led to using?enslaved africans30s
- Q15In Massachusetts each town was self governing and adult males males in the church could hold office and participate in ______ ________?Town Meetings45s