13 Colonies I
Which colonial region was founded mostly by colonists suffering religious persecution.
What are the New England colonies?
Founder of Pennsylvania
Who is William Penn
The name for the harvest celebration shared between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians
What is Thanksgiving?
Who said, "He who shall not work, shall not eat."
John Smith
16 women were killed after hysterical accusations in Massachusetts. What is this event known as?
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
The original name of New York State or New York City.
What is New Amsterdam?
What is New Netherlands (New York State)
Name two major cash crops in the South
What are tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton?
Also called the "Bread Basket" colonies
What are the middle colonies?
What was the name of the Native American that helped the Pilgrims?
Squanto
Who was the save that told tales of witchcraft and was accused of bewitching others?
Tituba
The poor, isolated Appalachian region was known as-
Back Country
The area with hot humid climate along with rich fertile soil is known as what region?
Southern Colonial Region
Settlers in New England who were known for their devout faith and strict religious laws that wanted to purify the Church of England
Puritans
Name of the trip in which enslaved Africans would travel between America/Central America, Europe, and Africa.
What is the middle passage?
This group of Europeans originally owned New York and New Jersey
The Dutch/Netherlands
The written form of government for the pilgrims that was signed aboard the ship?
Mayflower Compact
The name for the brutal winter in which many Jamestown colonists died from starvation
What was the Starving Time?
Person who worked a contract for a number of years and then was granted his/her freedom and given land/farm animals
What is an indentured servant?
Pennsylvania was mainly settled by what religious group?
Who are the Quakers?
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown
This region was considered the most diverse of the three. Quakers, Catholics, Jews, Germans, Dutch, and Swedish all lived here
What are the Middle Colonies?
The name of a colony ruled by a King or Queen
Royal Colony
The cash crop of the middle colonies
This region was structured around land ownership and social status
Southern colonies
What type of colony is owned by an individual or individuals?
Proprietary Colony
What was name of the Puritan community where the witchtrials took place?
Salem
What was the crop that saved Jamestown?
Tobacco
The Pilgrims were also known as what?
Seperatists
The idea that the government and the church should be run seperately is know as what?
Seperation of church and state
What New England colony was established for religious tolernace and a place for dissenters?
Rhode Island