The Thirteen Original Colonies (1607-1733)

Which event marks the beginning of England's permanent colonization in America?

Jamestown colony founded in Virginia in 1607

Who was responsible for introducing tobacco cultivation that helped the economic success of early Virginia?

John Rolfe

The Mayflower Compact is significant because it established what foundational principle in Plymouth Colony?

Self-governance and majority rule

Which colony was founded as a Catholic sanctuary and passed the Toleration Act in 1649?

Maryland

What was the primary motivation for the Puritans to establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630?

Religious freedom and self-governance

The House of Burgesses, established in Virginia in 1619, was an early example of representative government in the colonies.

Sir Francis Drake was known for seeking a Northwest Passage and claimed Newfoundland for England in 1497.

Sir Martin Frobisher tried to find the northwest passage but discovered Baffin Island off the coast of Canada instead.