US history ch 3
Maryland's act of toleration guarantees religious freedom
1649
Fundamental Orders drafted by Connecticut colonists
1639
Connecticut Colony
-Connecticut river valley much better for farming -good land drew colonist to Connecticut.
Massachusetts Colony
-John Winthrop led about 900 people to Massachusetts. -15000 puritans escaped the religious persecutions to come to Massachusetts. -separatist and puritans.
England establish Jamestown
1607
Pilgrims draw up Mayflower compact
1620
John Winthrop leads settlers to Massachusetts bay colony
1630
Thomas Hooker founds Hartford
1636
William Penn supervises the creation of Philadelphia
1681
French established New Orleans
1718
First settlers arrived in Georgia
1733
What was the "blue gold" of Calofornia?
A indigo crop used to dye clothing.
Why was the colony of Georgia established?
For the English debtors and poor people to make a fresh start, another reason was for the colony of Georgia could protect the other British colonies from Spanish attack.
What 2 countries are considered the great rivals of colonial period?
France and Great Britain.
Why did Sir Walter Raleigh choose Roanoke as the cite for the colony?
He had sent an expedition to look for a good place to settle, his scouts returned with an enthusiastic report of Roanoke island, off the coast of present day North Carolina
Why did Sir George Calvert want to establish a colony in America.
He wanted a safe place for his fellow Catholics, who were being persecuted in England, he also thought that the colony would bring him fortune.
Why was the mayflower compact an important step tor ward representative government?
It made a civil body politic for the colony and also made the colonist obey the laws passed for the colony.
What 2 Frenchman explored the Mississippi River by canoe in 1670?
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet
What lands did the Spanish control in the early 1600s?
Most of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Why was Massachusetts colony established?
Puritans were running away from religious persecution and had to move for economic hard times.
Rhode Island
Settled by Massachusetts colonist.
Why was Rhode Island colony established?
Settlers from Massachusetts settled in Rhode Island because they were being forced out of Massachusetts (Roger Williams)
What did the colony of Maryland do to supply laborer a for the plantation fields.
The colony promised 100 acres of land to each male settler, another to his wife,100 for each servant, 50 for each of his children.
Why was the house of burgesses important?
The elected representatives went to represent the people of the House of Burgesses, it made the right to make local laws.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The first written constitution in America and it described the organization of representative government in detail.
Why do you think the king of England was willing to let a group of merchants try to establish a colony in North America?
The king wanted them to trade and find resources.
What economic activity helped save the Jamestown settlement?
The settlers learned to grow crops such as corn from the Native Americans , and John Rolfe had found a way to grow tobacco and sold and gained profit.
Why did Nathaniel Bacon and his followers attack Jamestown?
They blamed the Jamestown government for not protecting them during Native American Raids.
Why did the Virginia company establish settlements in North America?
They needed to make money off the colony from gold, fishing, and fur.
What did they discover about the Mississippi River?
They realized that the River flowed south into the Gulf of Mexico rather then into the west.
Why was Connecticut colony established?
Thomas Hooker had left with a congregation from Massachusetts because he did not like the way how Winthrop ran Massachusetts colony so left and settled on Connecticut.
