Quiz on Unit 2 Flashcards
Mary and Elizabeth I were what relation to Henry VIII?
daughters
In the colonies women:
had few legal rights
The most common occupation of the colonists was:
farming
The two sides in the English Civil War that began in 1642 were the Royalists and the
Roundeads
The political and economic philosophy that encouraged colonial settlement was:
mercantilism
Newfoundland was claimed for England by:
John Cabot
State 3 facts about Jamestown.
the first permanent English settlement in North America; founded in 1607; the place where blacks were first sold into servitude in North America
The first English attempt to establish a colony in North America was:
Roanoke
What colony was intended to be a haven for English Catholics?
Maryland
The Half-Way Covenant:
allowed children of non-church members to get some benefits of church membership
Who became king of England when Elizabeth I died?
James I
The city of Plymouth was settled in 1620 by a group we call:
Pilgrims
What religious group is associated with the founding of Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Roger Williams founded the colony of
Rhode Island
The English ruler who broke with Rome and established the Church of England was:
Henry VIII
