Plymouth Colony
What made it difficult for the Pilgrims to survive in Cape Cod when they first arrived?
It was near winter so they could not farm crops, and they were extremely cold.
Why was the Massachusetts Bay Colony established?
Puritans were looking for religious freedom and self-government.
New Netherland was a _________ settlement.
Dutch
What is another name used to refer to the middle colonies?
The "Breadbasket" Colonies
The Souther colonies produced ________ crops.
Cash
What is another name that is used to call the "Pilgrims"?
Separatists
What was the name of the joint-stock trading company that helped fund the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The Massachusetts Bay Company
What small settlement in New Netherland became its main trading hub?
New Amsterdam
Name all the middle colonies.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
Name all the Southern colonies
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Who taught the Pilgrims how to farm and harvest?
Wampanoag Native Americans
Who led the main fleet of ships to Massachusetts, launching the colony?
John Winthrop
What English colony did New Amsterdam become?
New York
The middle colonies had a longer growing season than which colonies?
The New England colonies
What were to distinct characteristics about the Southern colonies?
They had plantations and enslaved workers
In what year did the Plymouth colony have its first successful harvesting season?
1621
Who were two people in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that spoke up against religious conformity and religious authority in the colony?
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
________ trading was important in New Netherland.
Fur
The middle colonies grew a lot of _____________.
Wheat, corn, barley and oats.
What were the two main exports for the Charleston port?
Rice and Indigo
What year did the Pilgrims have their "Thanksgiving" feast?
1621
What type of tradition did the Massachusetts colony end up developing?
A tradition of challenging outside authority
Why was New Amsterdam called a "diverse colony"?
What two cities were major ports in the middle colonies that turned into trade centers?
New York City and Philadelphia
Why was the Georgia colony established?
To be a "buffer zone".