Colonial Era 1605 - 1677

Question 1

Founding Of Jamestown, VA

Answer 1

1607

Question 2

Magna Carta

Answer 2

1215, one of the first documents to guarantee legal and political rights of free people

Question 3

English Bill of Rights

Answer 3

1689, power to representative body, taxes/laws approved by parliament, people assumed basic rights

Question 4

Mayflower Compact

Answer 4

November 1620, Massachusetts Bay, pilgrims agree to create laws to protect general good, 1st plan for self-gov. in English colonies

Question 5

Plymouth

Answer 5

Founded in 1620 by Bradford, founded for religious freedom

Question 6

New Hampshire

Answer 6

Founded in 1620 by Gorges/ Mason, trade and fishing

Question 7

Connecticut

Answer 7

Founded in 1635 by Thomas Hooker, fur trade, farming, religion and political freedom

Question 8

Pennsylvania

Answer 8

Founded in 1682 by William Penn, religious freedom and profit from land sales

Question 9

Virginia House of Burgesses

Answer 9

1619, first representative assembly in Americas, Members elected by colonists

Question 10

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Answer 10

1639, 1st written constitution, made gov. for democratic, Thomas Hooker “Father of American Democracy”, outlined powers of General Courts

Question 11

First Great Awakening (Important People)

Answer 11

John Winthrop, Roger Williams, William Penn, Cecilius Calvert

Question 12

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 12

Most important American Enlightenment thinker of his time, publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac

Question 13

Merchantilism

Answer 13

practice of creating and maintaining wealth by controlling trade, England tried to control good traded, colonists not allowed to trade goods with other countries

Question 14

Free Enterprise

Answer 14

Competition between business with little government control

Question 15

Navigation Acts

Answer 15

limited free enterprise, unfavorable balance of trade, received resistance from colonies