Maryland was founded as a colony that would be safe for Catholics to settle.

TRUE

Pennsylvania allowed only Quakers to settle there and was closed to all other religious beliefs.

FALSE

The Mayflower Compact established the first self-government in the New World.

TRUE

Nearly one half of the first colonists in Plymouth died the first winter.

TRUE

The Pilgrims and Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving in America in 1621.

TRUE

Two reasons for the founding of Georgia

1. to be a buffer zone between Spanish Florida and the Carolinas 2. as a place for debtors to come to work and repay their debts

The reason Puritans valued education so highly

Because they believed the Bible is God's Word, they valued education as a means of learning to read and obey Scripture.

A colony in which the colonists elected the governor was called a

charter

The Pilgrims left Plymouth, England, in September 1620 aboard the

Mayflower

The agreement the Pilgrims wrote to maintain peace in the new colony was called the

Mayflower Compact

The Indian who stayed with the Pilgrims and taught them ow to plant corn and squash and helped them develop trade with neighboring Indians was

Squanto

The colony of New York was originally called

New Netherland

The _______________ were given their nickname because they were said to tremble and shake during their meetings.

Quakers

What was known as a "noxious weed" by King James I?

tobacco

Maryland lawmakers passed the ____________ in 1649 which guaranteed religious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity.

Act of Tolerance

The famous pirate Edward Teach was also known as

Blackbeard

joint stock company

a company in which individuals pool their money and allow others to invest by buying shares of a stock

Two physical hardships the early colonists faced

the lack of food and shelter to survive the winter months, Indian attacks

The Pilgrims left England because they wanted to

They wanted religious freedom and believed they would be safer in another country.

Describe the form of government established for Plymouth in the Mayflower Compact.

self-government--the colonists would create their own laws, ordinances, constitutions, and offices as needed for the good of the people.

What is the difference between the Separatists and the Puritans about the Church of England?

Separatists broke away from the Church of England and held their own worship services. Puritans remained in the Church of England and hoped ot purify its worship and practices.

Explain the economic system known as mercantilism.

Wealth was measured by the amount of gold and silver a nation possessed. Purchasing goods from other nations drained a country's supply of gold, so European nations sought to establish colonies to provide raw materials and markets for goods. Selling these goods increased the mother countries' wealth. The mother countries would strictly regulate colonial trade by controlling with whom the colonies could trade and taxing their trade activities.

Compare Maryland's and Massachusetts' views of religious freedom.

Maryland was founded as a refuge for Catholics. As the Protestant population of Maryland grew, Catholics feared persecution in their own colony. They passed the Act of Toleration which guaranteed religious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity. Massachusetts was formed to create a society based on a biblical worldview as defined by Puritan beliefs; therefor, those who were not Christians were excluded from the colony, but Christians who differed with Puritan beliefs were also excluded.