Pearson US History: Topic 2, Lessons 1 and 2

According to British law, to whom did proprietary colonies rightfully belong? - Powerful individuals or companies Bacon's Rebellion showed that... - farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy. Contrary to Lord Baltimore's hopes, more Protestants than Catholics settled in Maryland, resulting in... - armed conflict later in the century. How did Separatists differ from Puritans? - Separatists wanted to begin their own churches rather than reform the Anglican Church. How did the Virginia Company encourage economic growth in Jamestown? - It allowed colonists to own and work land as private property. How was Massachusetts politically radical compared to other colonies? - It allowed its people to elect their own governor. How were Puritans of the so-called "middling sort" different from most of the English population? - They were a little more prosperous than most. John Rolfe contributed to the success of Jamestown by... - encouraging the colonists' cultivation of tobacco. What caused conflict between the English settlers and the American Indians? - Different attitudes to land use and disagreements over trade. What was significant about the Mayflower Compact? - It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.