another name for a land grant

representatives of colonial towns, able to make local laws

crop raised along the James River to make money for investors

experienced explorer who is credited with the survival of

Jamestown in its first two years (2 words)

the place where Roanoke colonists may have moved

claimed Newfoundland for Queen Elizabeth but died at sea

before he could establish a settlement

the first permanent English settlement in North America

name given to the winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown

daughter of Chief Powhatan

spouse of Pocahontas

person knighted by Queen Elizabeth for attacking and robbing Spanish ships

First English child born in North America

claimed Newfoundland for Queen Elizabeth but died at sea before he could establish a settlement

documents that granted private investors the right to establish colonies in America

his scouts recommended Roanoke Island as a great place to settle

wanted to reform or purify the Church of England

wanted to completely break away from the Church of England.

Because they were on a journey for religious reasons, _________ considered themselves pilgrims

Pilgrims planned to settle in the ______ colony but they didn’t because the first land they spotted was Cape______.

The pilgrims named their colony ____ and their leader was ______.

______ was signed by all of the Pilgrims when they were still onboard the Mayflower because they wanted to pledge loyalty to England and promise to build a Lawabiding society.

About how many people died from the first winter in America?

What are two responsibilities of a teenage pilgrim girl?

In 1629, to escape more persecution for their religious beliefs, the Puritans formed the ______ _____ ______ and got a royal charter to establish a colony north of Plymouth

True or false: The Puritans chose John Winthrop to be their Governor, and he led 900 people to Massachusetts Bay and, from there, most people settled in Boston

True or false: In the 1630s when more than 15,000 persecuted Puritans left England for religious freedom in

Massachusetts, it was called the Great Depression

At first, John Winthrop and his supporters made the laws for Massachusetts, but in 1634, the ________ became an elected assembly, giving colonists a chance to be involved.

True or false: AFTER 1634, the requirements to be in this elected assembly were members had to be adult male church members and, later, landowners.

_________ was established according to the terms of the first written constitution called the ________ ________ __ ___________

One positive way colonizers and Native Americans interacted was through

Most conflicts that arose between the Native Americans and the settlers was over _______

_________War was when New England colonists went to war against the Wampanoag people, which resulted in the loss of Native Americans’ control of their land in New England and colonists’ expansion onto this land,

True or false:Many Puritans returned to England from New England when Oliver Cromwell successfully led Parliamentary forces against KingCharles I, who was then beheaded for treason.

The ________ was the name given to King Charles II for his time as ruler of England.

England controlled two groups of colonies separated by land that was controlled by the _______

__________was the main settlement and was located on Manhattan Island, which made it easy for it to become a center of shipping and trade to and from the Americas.

What company encouraged settlers by offering large pieces of land to anyone who would bring at least 50 settlers to work their land?

True or false: The English wanted the Dutch land, so they sent ships to attack New Amsterdam, leading to Governor Peter Stuyvesant’s surrender of the colony to England.

New York was successful under English control and had a very diverse population, including the first _______people to settle in North America. Under English control, the city of New Amsterdam became known as New York CiityCity.

As the plantations in the South grew larger in size and number, English prisoners and these two groups of people were forced to work on the land:

This proprietary colony was started as a place for Catholics to worship freely and safely.

Although it was supposed to be given to George Calvert, he died so the colony was given to his what?

Land was given to settlers and large estates were given to________

This line came about because of a disagreement between the Calvert and Penn families over the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.

To protect Catholics from the Protestant settlers who far outnumbered them, this Act was passed in 1649, granting both groups the right to worship as they wanted ______

Unfortunately, Catholics ended up facing the same problems they’d had in England when the Protestant-controlled assembly made this Church the official church in Maryland.

Meanwhile, Virginia continued to grow with settlers moving west and taking Native American land. In the 1640’s this governor promised Native Americans that in exchange for some of their land, he’d stop settlers from pushing even farther west.

This planter (name) in Virginia disagreed with Virginia’s colonial government and settled, with others, in a forbidden area, then blamed the government for not protecting them.

This event became known as Bacon’s Rebellion and led to the conclusion that settlers couldn’t be kept in this area only

In 1663, Charles II started a proprietary colony south of Virginia called this and gave it to eight loyal nobles.

A constitution for the colony was written by this man, but the colony didn’t follow the plan set and it split into two parts.

North Carolina was settled by farmers from this colony.

These farmers grew this plant and sold timber and tar

South Carolina was successful due to fertile soil and a great port named this ________

In 1733, the last British colony in America was set up by James Oglethorpe as a place for the poor and those in debt so they could make a fresh start

In 1608, this country founded Quebec

This person travelled the Mississippi River from its source all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the area around the delta for King Louis XIV.

Many estates developed along this river when the French king gave land to people who brought settlers to the area.