English Colonies

Question 1

Geography of the colonies

Answer 1

Harsh winters, warm short summers, rocky thin soil, thick forests, near water, natural harbors

Question 2

Define Magna Carta

Answer 2

An English document that established the rule of law. It limited the powers of Kings and Queens.

Question 3

Define English Bill of Rights

Answer 3

An English document that established rights and liberties of Englishmen. The governments in the colonies were influenced by the government in Great Britain their home country.

Question 4

Who was John Smith

Answer 4

Leader of the Jamestown colony.

No work no food

Question 5

Puritan leader

Answer 5

John Winthrop

Question 6

Puritans settle

Answer 6

Massachusetts Bay

Question 7

Name of the social contract from the Pilgrims.

Answer 7

Mayflower Compact. Needed to create a document that would benefit the majority of the people. Majority rules. Equal laws for the general good for the colony

Question 8

Pilgrim Leader

Answer 8

William Bradford

Question 9

Names of the New England Colonies.

Answer 9

Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire