Colonization Vocabulary Review

First official permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.

• Plymouth Colony

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

Colony located on the east coast of Massachusetts, it is the historical landing spot of the Pilgrims, who arrived seeking religious freedom

• Plymouth Colony

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

Document which was signed by the Pilgrims on the ship on their way to Plymouth Colony. It established self-governance in the new world.

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

Native American who was part of the Wampanoag tribe in Massachusetts. He provided guidance, advice and translation services to the Pilgrims.

• Tecumseh

• Squanto

• Sitting Bull

• Sacagawea

Self-governing English settlement on the east coast of North America. Settled by the Puritans seeking religious freedom.

• Plymouth Colony

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

Series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of practicing witchcraft in Massachusetts. 19 people were executed during the event.

• Salem Witch Trials

• Stanford Prison Experiment

• Blair Witch Project

• Amityville Horror

Group of Christians from England who settled in Pennsylvania seeking religious freedom. They were inclusive of all people and let people practice whatever religion they wanted to.

• Dutch

• Quakers

• Squanto

• Pilgrims

Name given to the group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Categorized in three groups: the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies

Trade route which moved slaves who were sold in Africa to the Americas on slave ships. 2 million African people died on the journey.

• Middle Passage

• Underground Railroad

• Southern Passage

• Panama Canal

Social movement about a renewed interest in Christianity that swept across England and the colonies.

• The Exodus

• Renaissance

• Scientific Revolution

• First Great Awakening