New England Colonies
Massachusetts had how many colonies?
2 (Plymouth & Massachusetts Bay)
Which colony was originally made for debtors to seek freedom from prison in Great Britain?
Georgia
Pennsylvania was founded by who and for what religious group?
William Penn and the Quakers
The founder of Pennsylvania who gained the land because the King owed his father a great debt.
William Penn
This event in Boston killed 5 colonists, wounding 6 others. The British troops were later forgiven of any crimes in court with John Adams as their lawyer.
The Boston Massacre
The New England Colonies were founded in search of what type of freedom?
Religious
Plants and Agriculture in the South were called ______ Crops.
Cash
The Middle Colonies had the nickname of __________ colonies.
Breadbasket
Founder of Jamestown, the first colony in Virginia, who also plays a major part in the Disney movie Pocahontas.
John Smith
A group of colonists, known as the Sons of Liberty, dressed as native Americans and raided a British ship during this event.
The Boston Tea Party
What is the name for the religious groups that came to New England called?
Pilgrims or Puritans
North and South Carolina were run by a group of men called what?
Lord/Royal Proprietors
William Penn called Pennsylvania a __________ experiment.
Holy
A former British army officer who founded the colony of Georgia.
James Oglethorpe
This set of 4 laws put in place by British Parliament to try and regain control over the British colonies.
The intolerable or coercive acts.
Which colony was founded because the leader did not like how the Massachusetts Bay Colony government was run?
Connecticut
This colony was originally founded in search of gold. However the British soon realized tobacco and cash crops were the real gold in the South.
Virginia
This colony was first settled by the Dutch and then the Swedish before being owned by the British.
Delaware
The founder of Plymouth colony, leader of the pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower.
William Bradford
This is the name for the 7 Years War between the British and the French that was fought in North America. The price of this war led to the colonists being taxed heavily to pay it off.
The French & Indian War
The Colony of Rhode Island us the idea of "Separation of _______ & ________.
Church & State
This colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics.
Maryland
The Middle Colonies were places of great agriculture religious freedom as well as people who worked with metal known as ____________.
Blacksmiths/Silversmiths
The founder of the Massachusetts Bay Company, believed in fire & brimstone preaching. Was a strict puritan.
The Declaration of Independence was signed by the founding fathers at the 1st __________________ __________________.
Continental Congress