What year did Europeans arrive in the already inhabited Americas?
1492.
In which year did James I authorize colonization of Virginia and charter the Virginia Companies?
1606.
In which year did English settlers establish Jamestown, North America's first English settlement?
1607.
Where are the first people to reach the Americas believed to have migrated from?
Northern Asia.
In which year did Pilgrims and Puritans arrive at Plymouth Bay aboard the Mayflower?
1620.
What did the Pilgrims sign before landing to organize life in Plymouth?
The Mayflower Compact.
In which year did England seize the former Dutch territory around New Amsterdam?
1664.
Which colonies were included in the Middle Colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
What drove the expansion of the Carolinas?
Plantation agriculture relying on enslaved labor.
Which products did early Carolina small landowners produce?
Livestock, tobacco, lumber, and pitch.
Answer 9 questions on English Settlement and Colonial Life.
1. How did British mercantilist restrictions contribute to colonial demands for independence?
2. What did James I authorize in 1606 regarding the settlement of Virginia?
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