G5-C7-Settlement of the Atlantic Coast
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- Chapter 7
- Settlement of the Atlantic Coast
- Virginia began to grow once the Virginia Company allowed colonists to __________.
- farm land of their own
- The first elected European lawmaking body in North America was the __________.
- Virginia House of Burgesses
- The colonies of New Sweden and New Netherland began as __________.
- fur-trading posts
- The Puritans came to North America to seek religious freedom and to __________.
- live by God's laws
- Jamestown was settled in __________.
- 1607
- The first English settlement in North America was __________.
- Roanoke
- The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses were important steps toward __________.
- self-government
- What were the Pilgrims in search of when they came to North America?
- religious freedom
- Which settlement was located near the mouth of the Mississippi River?
- New Orleans
- By about 1720, England had claimed most of North American land along the __________.
- Atlantic coast
- Which of the Virginia Company's decisions made the colonists feel more at home?
- to send women to the colony
- The French built most of their early settlements in the area around __________.
- the Great Lakes
- A historical map is a map that gives information about __________.
- past events and where they took place
- The northernmost of the early European settlements in North America was __________.
- Quebec
- A person who makes a journey for religious reasons is called a __________.
- pilgrim
- What major contribution did Peter Stuyvesant make to New Amsterdam?
- He brought law and order.
- What was the name of the first Puritan settlement in North America?
- Boston
- Why did the Virginia Company start a colony in North America?
- They wanted to make money.
- Which river runs through both Quebec and Montreal?
- St. Lawrence
- Which crop helped the settlers at Jamestown to thrive?
- tobacco
- Someone chosen by a group of people to speak and act for them is a __________.
- representative
- Unlike the Puritans who remained in the Church of England, the Pilgrims __________.
- separated from the English church
- What event in 1614 brought peace between the colonists and the Powhatan?
- Pocahontas and Rolfe's marriage
- Which of the following was a French settlement? Williamsburg - Charles Town - Massachusetts Bay Colony - Sault Ste. Marie
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Shares of ownership in a company are called _______.
- stocks
- What type of shelter did the Swedes and Finns introduce in North America?
- the log cabin
- The settlement at New Amsterdam later became the city of __________.
- New York
- Which of the following would a historical map most likely show? the highest mountain - modern routes between cities - forest regions - the Vikings route to North America
- the Vikings route to North America
- John Smith saved Jamestown by making the colonists __________.
- work harder
- Who was the leader of the Puritan colony in Massachusetts Bay?
- John Winthrop