New England Colonies
This is the main religion of the New England Colonies.
Puritanism
Who opened the first public library in America?
Name the 3 main cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies.
Tobacco, Rice, Indigo
What is a time when God works in hearts of people to wake them up to their spiritual needs?
Revival
What colony did Thomas Hooker found?
Connecticut
The port city that became the center of Massachusetts colony
Boston
What colony did William Penn found? Who did he found it for?
Pennsylvania; Quakers & others looking for religious freedom.
Why was the colony of Maryland created?
To provide a safe area for Catholics.
What revival took place in the colonies in the 1730s-1740s
The Great Awakening
What colony did Roger Williams found?
Rhode Island
Two colonies that were founded because Massachusetts became too crowded.
Connecticut & New Hampshire
What does the name "Philadelphia" mean?
City of Brotherly Love
Which colonies were formed when King Charles II rewarded 8 of his friends?
The Carolinas; North and South Carolina
This minister had a famous sermon called "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
Jonathan Edwards
The English Colonist founded this colony.
New Jersey
Why was it ironic that the Puritans kicked people out of Massachusetts?
The Puritans established Massachusetts to avoid religious persecution, but then they persecuted others.
What religious group believed that people were led by an inner light?
Quakers
What was the name of the system of trade between the colonies, England & West Africa?
Triangular Trade Route
What was the first college in America?
Harvard
James Oglethorpe founded this colony
Georgia
Who was tried & expelled from Massachusetts colony because she was teaching against the Bible?
Anne Hutchinson
Why were the Middle Colonies known as the "Breadbasket"?
They produced the most food.
Why was the colony of Georgia originally formed?
for debtors who could not pay their debts
Colony in America directly controlled by the King of England.
Royal
Who founded the colony of Maryland? Who actually led settlers there?
George Calvert-Lord Baltimore; Cecilius Calvert