Chapter 2
Study Guide
House of Burgesses
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A Virginia lawmaking
body
The First
Representative form of
Government in North
America
Roger Williams
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Left Massachusetts
Bay because he
believed NA’s should
be paid for their land
the founder of
Providence, Rhode
Island
Mission
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Religious outpost
established to convert
Native Americans to
Christianity.
Quebec
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French landholding in
Canada.
Founded by Samuel
de Champlain.
Mayflower Compact
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Written by the Pilgrims
to establish a
government when they
landed in Plymouth.
Samuel de Champlain
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French explorer in the
St. Lawrence River
Valley
Started a war with the
Iroquios
Quakers
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Religious group led by
William Penn
Founded
Pennsylvania
Lord Baltimore
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The owner and
governor of the
Maryland colony
Presidio
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Spanish forts set up
near missions to
protect the
Missionaries.
Puritans
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Religious group that
wanted to “purify” the
church of all Catholic
Rituals
the founders of the
Massachusetts
Bay Colony
Why did the Spanish explorers come
to North America?
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They wanted to mine
gold and silver.
Explain basic differences in how
North America was colonized between
Spain, France, and England
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Spain- Claimed a lot of
land in the south and
west.
France- Claimed very
little land from NA’s.
England- Claimed and
settled the entire
Atlantic Coast
Jaques Cartier
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French
Explored the St.
Lawrence River Valley
Samuel de Champlain
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French
Founder of Quebec
Giovanni de Verrazano
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Italian who sailed for
France
Explored the Hudson
River Valley
Hernan Cortes
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Spanish
Explored Mexico
Robert de La Salle
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French
Explored the
Mississippi River
Valley
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
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
Spanish
Explored the Rio
Grande Valley
Why did the English settle in the
Chesapeake region?
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The land was fertile
and close to the ocean.
What was the main cash crop of
Virginia and Maryland?
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Tobacco
What was the main cash crop of the
Carolinas?

Rice
How did Bacon’s rebellion lead to an
expansion of slavery in the colonies?
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Slaves were
preferable to
indentured servants
because they would
never be free to
compete for land.
Who founded Maryland? Who was it
named after?
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Founded by Lord Baltimore
Named after King Charles’ wife Henrietta
Marie
Explain the impact European colonization had on the
lives of Native Americans. Be sure to include both
positive and negative impacts of the fur trade.
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The Good:
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The goods Native
Americans traded for
made their lives
easier.
Education and health
opportunities
increased
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The Bad:
- expanding territory for
beaver pelts put tribes that
normally didn’t see each
other into conflict over
hunting ground.
- Native Americans lost
their traditional way of life.