Important People
Was a Minister; Founded the Connecticut Colony
Thomas Hooker
Second Successful settlement; was founded by the Pilgrims
Plymouth Bay Colony
Came to the Americas on the Mayflower for religious freedom, and established Plymouth
Pilgrims
Name a Southern Colony
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Person who can earn their freedom and usually given land as payment
Indentured servant
Founded Pennsylvania; believed in religious freedom; was given the charter of land by the King of England
William Penn
Became the first English Charter colony; the main place was Boston
Massachusetts Bay Colony
English Protestants; Had a very strict religion; wanted to remove any part of the Roman Catholic Church; wanted to Purify
Puritans
Name a Middle Colony
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
A crop grown to make a profit
Cash crop
Invented the Lightning Rod; was a Founding Father; was apart of the Declaration of Independence; writer, inventor
Benjamin Franklin
The Lost Colony, disappeared and still a mystery
Roanoke
William Penn called his colony a “holy experiment” based on their beliefs; believed in a Democracy
Quakers
Name a New England Colony
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
Give one example of a cash crop
Tobacco, indigo, sugar cane
Founder of the Maryland
Lord Baltimore
The First Permanent English Settlement in the Americas
Jamestown
Was the son of Massasoit; helped the Pilgrims at Plymouth; Also called "King Philip"
Metacom
This colony started because people didn't agree with the Puritan religion
Connecticut OR Rhode Island
What document did the Puritans write on the Mayflower which outlined how the colony would be governed
Mayflower Compact
Founder of the colony of Georgia
James Oglethorp
The region of colonies that were the most diverse
The Middle Colonies
The Natives at first helped the colonists to do this....
Farm
This colony began because people wanted to make more profit
New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia
Who did Bacon think the governor was giving favors to that he thought was unfair and caused Bacon's Rebellion?
Friends