1st Unit Test Flashcards
What are separatists?
Religious dissenters in England who wanted to completely break away (separate) from the Church of England.
When did the first group of separatists leave and where did they go?
They left in 1608 and went to the Netherlands.
The group of separatists who set sail for North America in 1620 became known as what?
Pilgrims
What did the pilgrims sail on?
The Mayflower.
Where did the Pilgrims want to go? Where did they make it to?
They set off for Virginia, but a storm blew them off to a different path, and landed in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Before the pilgrims left they had to sign what?
The Mayflower Compact.
Who was William Bradford?
He was governor for 31 years and leader for 30 years in the Plymouth colony.
What did the pilgrims establish?
Plymouth Colony.
What year was the mayflower compact signed?
1620.
What did the Mayflower Compact help do?
It helped lay the foundation for democracy in the American Colonies.
Why was the mayflower compact important?
It represents the first example of a written constitution in North America.
From Starving Time, how many people survived?
44 out of the original 102.
What month did the pilgrims land?
November.
What did Squanto teach the settlers about?
Squanto taught the settlers how to fertilize the soil and grow a better corn crop.
Massasoit, the chief of the nearby Wampanoags, signed a treaty of alliance with the pilgrims. What did the Wampanoags do for the pilgrims?
They supplemented the food supply for the pilgrims.
After the 1621 harvest, Massasoit and about 90 American Indians join the remaining colonists to celebrate the English custom of the Harvest Festival. What was this called?
Thanksgiving.
What group of people wanted to purify the Church of England and were religious dissenters?
Puritans
Puritans believed people chosen by God were what?
“Living Saints”
What is a charter?
A document with laws on it.
What is John Winthrop’s famous saying/quote?
“We shall be as a city on a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us.”
The puritan settling of the Massachusets Bay Colony was the _______ original venture ever attempted in the English New World
blank = largest
True or false: The pilgrims had more money and land than the puritans
False
When did MBC absorb Plymouth Colony to make one?
In 1691.
What was the general court?
The elected legislature of the Massachusets Bay Colony, Modeled after the Virginia House of Burgesses.
What are town meetings?
Adult, male church members could vote on local decisions.
The formation of the General Court and town meetings contributed to the development of self-government is what?
Self Government
Boston would be one of the _______ cities of revolutionary thought leading up to the American Revolution
blank = leading
In what colony was life expectancy longer than in the Southern Colonies or in England?
MBC (Massachusetts Bay Colony)
What colony had a high literacy rate?
Massachusettes Bay Colony
A law required that every community with at least __ families build a tax-supported school.
blank = 50
Puritans wanted their children to be able to read the _____
blank = bible
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was politically ruled by females or males?
Males
