CHAPTER 4 REVIEW Flashcards
Who led the first group of people to New Mexico?
Juan de Oñate de Leon
What was the capital of New Mexico?
Santa Fe
Name the road extended by 600 miles?
Camino Real
Why did settlers build their city on a plateau?
Because the climate was cooler than the desert
What year was the first permanent European settlement built in?
The first permanent European settlement was built in 1610
raw materials
England hoped to benefit from raw materials, such as lumber, from its Virginia Colony.
cash crop
The colonists were soon growing tobacco as a cash crop to sell to Europe.
legislature
The Virginia legislature was the first representative assembly in the English colonies.
royal colony
The Powhatan Wars led King James 1 to make Virginia a royal colony in 1624
Who was the first ruler in the Mayflower Compact?
King James 1 was the English ruler in the Mayflower Compact
Where did the settlers first think they were settling?
The Mayflower passengers thought they were settling on the northern parts of Virginia
How did the writers of the Mayflower Compact decide how laws were to be decided.
The writers of the Mayflower Compact said the laws were be decided by majority rule
What did the Mayflower passengers promise to do?
The passengers promised to obey the laws they made.
When and where was the Mayflower Compact signed?
The Mayflower Compact was signed in Cape Cod on November 11, 1620
