CH-3: Colonial America

The two Native Americans who assisted the Pilgrims in surviving their first winter were called:

• Squanto and Pocahonas

• Metacomet and Squanto

• Samoset and Sacajawea

• Squanto and Samoset

Why did most people come to the New England colonies?

• They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
• They wanted to make money by working in factories.
• They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
• They were looking for a more diverse place to live.

First permanent English settlement in North America

• Georgia

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Pennsylvania

• Jamestown

When was Jamestown established?

• 1607

• 1585

• 1590

• 1620

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A document that set up an organized government for the Pilgrims

• A list of religious rules the Pilgrims had to follow

• A map that later showed the hidden fort at Jamestown

• A document that kept the colonies from trading with other countries

 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

•  to show that they opposed representative government.
• to establish an orderly community
•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

Which is NOT a New England colony?

• New York

• Rhode Island

• New Hampshire

• Connecticut

Define: Indentured Servants

• Servants who were employed by president's to carry out their duties for them

• Servants who were forced to get dentures due to their poor oral hygiene

• people who had no money to move to America so they were “employed” as workers who would work without pay for a certain amount of time to pair for their passage.

• Servants who dance around and make kings laugh

How did Jamestown become successful

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• They were granted their right to create a colony from King James I and the Virginia Company saved money to explore

• Flying an airplane with a banner around the colonies

• King James I granted them the land and lent money to start farming

How did Philip's war effect the Native American tribes that were in it?

• It caused most tribes to lose power in war

• The tribes accidentally busted a move

• They got completely wiped out

• They ran away