Exploration and Colonization

When did the Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact?

• 1776

• 1607

• 1620

• 1215

Why were several of the 13 colonies founded?

• Search for gold

• Religious Freedom

• Search for new lands

• Search for a water route to Asia

Why did the French come to North America?

• Fish and Furs

• Gold

• Religious Freedom

• Escape Famine

Which three reasons did the explorers come to North America for?

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• Trade with Asia

Which religion settled in Maryland?

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Catholics

Which religion settled in Pennsylvania?

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Catholics

Which religion settled in Massachusetts?

• Anglicans

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Catholics

What do we call the king leaving the colonies to fend for themselves?

• Distance from England

• Traditional rights of Englishmen

• Salutary Neglect

• Necessity

What were 3 some reasons for representative government in the colonies?

• Salutary Neglect

• Necessity

• Distance from England

• Tea trade

What was the first constitution ever?

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Articles of Confederation