Exploration and Colonization

In 1620, the Mayflower Compact was created to promote ________________ within Plymouth.

• a representative assembly
• peace and harmony
• self-expression
• self-government

_______________________ was the first written colonial constitution.

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Fundamental Orders of Massachsetts
• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• The Declaration Of Independence

The colony started by The Virginia Company of London, was saved by ___________________.

• cotton
• tobacco
• Squanto
• mercantilism

1607

• Plymouth
• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Massachusetts Bay Colony

The  ________________ has thin, rocky soil.

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

 Maryland was a refuge for _______________________.

• Puritans
• Quakers
• Catholics
• Pickle Rick

Who were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?

• Spain, Germany, and France
• England, Spain, & France
• Italy, Spain, and Portugal
• Portugal, Ireland, & France

What was one of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth
• to stop slavery
• to gain indentured servants
• to gain independence

Who granted charters which allowed for settlement in North America and for continued English rights for settlers? 

• King of England
• Virginia Company of London
• John Smith
• Powhatan

What is the Middle Passage?

• The route taken by slaves to the New World.
• The route taken by raw materials to Europe.
• The route taken by refined materials to the New World.
• The route taken by refined materials to Africa.