Colonial America-Set 1

People who wanted to "separate" from the Church of England. Also known as Pilgrims.

• Separatists

• Puritans

• pacifists

• Quakers

A religious group who wanted to "purify" the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.

• Separatists

• Puritans

• pacifists

• Quakers

A person who is against war and violence

• Separatists

• Puritans

• pacifists

• Quakers

A person with religious beliefs that include the belief that people should live in peace and should not participate in violence. Also emphasizes a belief of equality between people.

• Separatists

• Puritans

• pacifists

• Quakers

The first permanent English settlement, founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company. The primary motivations of most of the settlers were economic. Investors and settlers alike hoped to use the new colony to gather natural resources, grow cash crops, and open new markets for trade.

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Roanoke

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

The "Lost Colony". It was the first attempted colony in the Americas (1585). It ultimately failed and it is unclear what happened to the settlers.

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Roanoke

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

In 1629, King Charles gave the Puritans a right to settle and govern this colony. The colony established political freedom and a representative government.

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Roanoke

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

A Quaker that founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution

• William Penn

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• John Smith

Attempted to establish the first English colony in North America on Roanoke Island (present-day North Carolina). The colony failed and is known as " The Lost Colony."

• William Penn

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• John Smith

Helped found and govern Jamestown. His actions helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter and the colony grew more successful.

• William Penn

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• John Smith