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.
What is New Netherlands?
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?
Who is Squanto?
This person founded the colony of Georgia.
The poor, isolated Appalachian region was known as-
What is the Back Country?
The region with hot humid climate along with rich fertile soil is known as what region?
What is the Southern Region?
Settlers in New England who were known for their devout faith and strict religious laws that wanted to purify the Church of England
Who are the 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
Who are the Dutch/Netherlands?
The written form of government for the pilgrims that was signed aboard the ship?
What is the 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?
What is 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 or their governor.
What is a Royal Colony?
The cash crop of the middle colonies
What are Grains, fruits, and vegetables?
This region was structured around land ownership and social status
What are the Southern colonies?
What type of colony is owned by an individual or individuals?
What is a Proprietary Colony?
What was the name of the first settlement established by the Puritans?
What was the crop that saved Jamestown?
What is Tobacco?
The Pilgrims were also known as what?
What are the ?
The idea that the government and the church should be run seperately is know as what?
What is Seperation of church and state?
What New England colony was established for religious tolernace and a place for dissenters by Roger Williams?
What is Rhode Island?