1. What problems did the first settlers of Jamestown face and how did the colony survive its early years?

2. How did the headright system and tobacco cultivation change Virginia's development?

3. Why did King James I revoke the Virginia Company charter in 1624 and what did this change mean for the colony?

1. What religious and political circumstances led English Protestants to establish Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies?

2. How did the Pilgrims' journey to America differ from their original plans and what helped them survive?

3. What was the Great Migration and how did the Massachusetts Bay Colony's economy differ from Virginia's?

1. Why did King Charles I establish Maryland as a proprietary colony and what was Cecil Calvert's goal for the colony?

2. What was the Act of Toleration and what did it accomplish for religious freedom in Maryland?

1. How did the Protestant Revolt change religious and political rights for Catholics in Maryland?

1. Why were Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts Bay and what colonies did they help establish?

2. What made Rhode Island unique in its treatment of religious minorities and American Indians?

1. What was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and why was it significant in American history?

2. How did Connecticut develop from settlements founded by Boston Puritans?

1. Why did King Charles II separate New Hampshire from Massachusetts Bay in 1679?

1. What was the Halfway Covenant and why did Puritan clergy adopt it?

1. How did South Carolina's economy and society develop differently from North Carolina?

2. Why did North Carolina develop small farms and fewer plantations compared to South Carolina?

1. Why did King Charles II want to take control of New Amsterdam and what did the Duke of York do to consolidate the colony?

2. How did the issue of taxation without representation lead to political change in New York?

1. How did New Jersey develop as a colony and why did the crown eventually combine East and West Jersey?

1. What were Quaker beliefs and how did William Penn's religious convictions shape Pennsylvania's government?

2. What liberal policies did Penn establish in Pennsylvania and how did he treat American Indians?

3. How did Penn attract settlers to Pennsylvania and what was his role in founding Philadelphia?

1. How did Delaware become a separate colony and what was its relationship to Pennsylvania?

1. What was the House of Burgesses and why was it significant in American political history?

1. What was the Mayflower Compact and how did it establish early self-government?

2. How did town meetings and voting rights in New England colonies compare to other colonial regions?

1. Who was excluded from political participation in the colonies and what antidemocratic practices existed?