Colonial America

The Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620. On what ship did they arrive to North America?

• Mayflower

• Titanic

• Santa Maria

MASSACHUSETTS: The PILGRIMS were separated from the Church of England whereas the PURITANS considered themselves to be apart of the Church of England just purer.

Despite the names, Puritans and Pilgrims were VERY similar.

• True

• False

New France included French Canada and later the Louisiana territory. French Canada is now a province of Canada. It is known as

• Quebec

• Massachusetts

• Carolina

• Ontario

The ______ under John Winthrop founded Massachusetts Bay Colony-- a larger English colony north of Plymouth.

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Roman Catholics

What year did the Pilgrims land in Massachusetts and establish the first English colony of Massachusetts? HINT: They engraved the founding year into a rock on the beach-- known as Plymouth Rock.

• 1635

• 1607

• 1620

• 1688

New York City was originally called New Amsterdam because it was originally apart of the New Netherlands which means it was a _____ colony before it became an English colony.

• French

• Swedish

• Spanish

• Dutch

What was the first permanent English colony in North America? Founded 1607

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Connecticut

English soldier, explorer, and colonial governor who played an instrumental role in establishing Jamestown, Virginia. Supposedly saved by Pocahontas

• John Smith

• Roger Williams

Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan

• Pocahontas

• Sacagawea

1630s: Which Puritan minister left Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Connecticut? He wanted more religious freedom and democratic self-rule and representation.

• Thomas Hooker

• William Penn