Colonies & Charters
$100: What is a colony?
Answer: A piece of land controlled by a larger country that is far away.
$100: What is a pacifist?
Answer: One who opposes war at all costs.
$100: What is the difference between Separatists and Puritans?
Answer: Separatists wanted to leave the Church; Puritans wanted to purify its practices.
$100: Georgia was founded as a colony for __________.
Answer: Debtors to work off their debts.
$100: Which colony is part of the Middle Colonies?
Answer: Penn, NY, NJ, Delaware
$200: What is a charter?
Answer: A document from a king or queen giving permission (usually to explore the New World).
$200: Describe the Middle Passage.
Answer: The transatlantic voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas in horrific, cramped, deadly conditions.
$200: Why did the Pilgrims leave the Church of England?
Answer: By law, they were forced to follow the Church of England’s customs, against their beliefs.
$200: Pennsylvania was founded as a colony for __________.
Answer: Quakers to worship freely.
$200: Which colony is part of the New England Colonies?
Answer: Mass, NH, Conn, RI
$300: What is a joint-stock company?
Answer: A group of investors who pool money hoping to profit from riches in the New World.
$300: What caused the Salem witch trials?
Answer: Explanations include mass hysteria, fear, religious extremism, or economic tensions.
$300: Before America, what country did the Pilgrims move to?
Answer: Holland.
$300: Maryland was founded as a colony for __________.
Answer: Catholics to worship freely.
$300: Which colony is NOT part of the Southern Colonies?
Answer: Maryland, VA, NC, SC, GA
$400: What was written on a tree at the Lost Colony?
CROATOAN
$400: How did European colonization affect Africans?
Answer: Many were enslaved and forced to work in the colonies.
$400: Why did the Pilgrims write the Mayflower Compact?
Answer: To create a democratic government and establish laws before landing.
$400: Which group are pacifists who opposed war?
Answer: Quakers.
$400: Name one difference between New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.
Answer: Examples:
New England: rocky soil, small farms, trade, shipbuilding.
Middle: fertile soil, “breadbasket” colonies.
Southern: plantations, slavery, cash crops.
$500: Which clue is NOT evidence about the Lost Colonists?
Answer: Several bodies were found murdered with Spanish bullets.
$500: How did European colonization affect Native Americans?
Answer: They lost land, lives (disease, warfare), and culture.
$500: Why did the Pilgrims leave Holland after 12 years?
Answer: They feared their children were forgetting their English roots.
$500: Which colony was founded for Catholics to worship freely?
Answer: Maryland.
$500: Which colony did the Pilgrims originally plan to land at?
Answer: Jamestown.