colonization review

The first representative assembly in the American colonies. Representatives immediately began to enact laws and to safeguard individual rights. Setting precedent in the colonies for individual rights protected by law.

• The Fundamental Orders of Compton

• The Bright Moon Compact

• The Virginia House of Burgesses

• The first Thanksgiving

The Economic policy or idea where a nation increases profit by creating and trading with its colonies

• Persecution

• Missionaries

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

Northwest Passage

• the water route discovered by the French that caused conflict between that country and England

• the path French explorers took to reach Asia from the Atlantic Ocean

• the path Russian explorers took that led to their claim in North America

• water route connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific believed to exist through northern North America

Why are the colonists angry about not having representation in the British Parliament?

• The King refused to allow new communities to form

• The King taxed them without their consent

• The King made judges dependent on him

• The King did not like them

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism

The first colony founded for the purpose of religious freedom.

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Plymouth

The Virginia Colony Was established for ______ reasons and the Massachusetts colony was established for______reasons

• Religious,

  Economic

• Economic,

  Religious

• Political,

  Economic

• Religious,

  Political

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The profitability of cash-crop agriculture in the Plantation system

• The development of the factory system

• The establishment of protective tariffs

– Founded in 1732 as the last British colony in North America

– Established by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors

– Served as a buffer colony against the Spanish-controlled lands

-lush green farming areas

-refuge for prisoners and debtors

Which colony does this describe?

• Florida

• Virginia

• Georgia

Which American colony made money building ships and fishing?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts