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100

How many regions are the thirteen colonies categorized into?

Three

100

This Native American princess married a tobacco farmer named John Rolfe.

Pocahontas

100

This document was necessary for a new colony to be established.

Charter

100

Which animal was almost hunted to extinction for its fur?

Beaver

100

The Pilgrims and the Puritans came to the New World in search of this.

Religious Freedom

200

What are the regions of the thirteen colonies?

New England/Upper, Middle, & Southern

200

This person was a Quaker who received a charter to establish a new colony called Pennsylvania.

William Penn

200

This document written by the Pilgrims established themselves as a political society and set guidelines for a democratic government.

Mayflower Compact

200

The 3 cash crops of the Southern Colonies included tobacco, rice, and __________.

Indigo

200

This religious movement swept through the colonies in the 1730’s and 1740’s.

Great Awakening

300

The five Southern colonies include Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and __________.

Maryland

300

This person led the rebellion against Native Americans and the colonial government in Virginia.

Nathaniel Bacon

300

This caused a shift of political power from the British Monarchy to Parliament.

English Bill of Rights

300

What is the nickname of the Middle Colonies?

The Breadbasket Colonies

300

Colonists experienced shortages of food and was an incredibly difficult period in Jamestown.

Starving Time

400

The four Middle colonies include New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and __________.

Delaware

400

This group of protestants wanted to purify the Church of England.

Puritans

400

These were laws that limited colonists from trading with other countries; they could only buy things from England.

Navigation Acts of 1660

400

This region of colonies had difficulty in growing crops due to poor soil and a short growing season.

New England Region

400

This war changed control of land in North America and helped shape the future of the American colonies.

French & Indian War

500

The four New England colonies include Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and __________.

Rhode Island

500

This powerful group united Native Americans from 6 different groups.

Iroquois League

500

The enlightenment thinker, John Locke, believed that people had natural rights. Two of these included __________ & __________.

Life & Liberty

500

This was a system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa.

Triangular Trade

500

This person's 1733 jury trial involved freedom of the press. The decision supported the idea that people could criticize the government through the press.

John Zenger

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