The First British Empire: North America History

In which year was the first permanent English settlement in North America established?

Where did the Pilgrims land to establish the first permanent English settlement in New England?

Which colony was based on the principle of religious toleration?

Who formed the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1628?

Which colony was a haven for Roman Catholics?

Which colony was seized from the Netherlands and renamed New York in 1664?

What event led to the intensification of friction between the English colonies and New France in the 1690s?

What was the significance of the Peace of Utrecht (1713) in relation to British territorial possessions?

What was the result of England's conquest of Jamaica in 1655?

Which event marked the beginning of the transformation of the West Indies into a plantation economy based on slavery?

What led to the establishment of the Royal Africa Company in 1672?

What was the major labor force required for sugar production in the West Indies?

What did the Treaty of Madrid in 1670 acknowledge?

What event gave Britain a territorial presence in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time?

"In which conflict were Spanish islands of Gibraltar and Minorca seized by British forces?"

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

When did the Pilgrims establish Plymouth Colony in New England?

Which colony was based on the principle of religious toleration?

In which year was New Amsterdam seized from the Netherlands and renamed New York?

Under whose royal grant was the colony of Pennsylvania formed?

Which colony was a haven for Roman Catholics?

What was the primary reason for the transformation of the West Indies into a plantation economy based on slavery?

Which conflict led to the capture of French American possessions of Acadia and Newfoundland by British forces?

What did the Peace of Utrecht (1713) officially cede to the British as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession?

What was the significance of the establishment of the Hudson’s Bay Company near Hudson Bay?

Which event led to Spain finally acknowledging English possessions in the Caribbean through the Treaty of Madrid in 1670?

What was the outcome of England's conquest of Jamaica in 1655?

What did the Peace of Utrecht (1713) extend to Britain as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession?

What was the consequence of Spain losing Gibraltar and Minorca to Britain during the War of the Spanish Succession?

What impact did the establishment of Royal Africa Company have on labor in English islands?

What was the initial labor force for English plantations in the West Indies before the introduction of sugar production?