13 Colonies Jeopardy

Colonies

100

This group wanted a place to practice thier religious beliefs and founded the Massachusetts Bay colony (Salem, Boston)in New England. They wanted to "purify" the Church of England.

Who were the Puritans?

200

This colony was established by the Pilgrims

Plymouth

300

This was a group that settled in the Middle Colonies and believed that all people were equal. They refused to fight wars.

What were the Quakers?

400

Name one of two reasons the colony of Georgia was founded.

1. military buffer between English colonies and Spanish Florida

2. haven for debtors in prison in England

500

This was what the Dutch originally named the Middle colonies.  

New Netherland

Politics

100

In this document, the signers agreed to make and obey fair laws.

What is the Mayflower Compact?

200

kings direct rule over colony

royal colony

300

This was a key political focus of all 13 colonies.

Self-government, independence, freedom

400

colony where favorites of the crown were granted land

Proprietary Colony

500

This was considered the first constitution ever written

Fundamental Order of Connecticut

Economy

100

2 leading industries in New England?

What was fishing and shipbuilding?

200

Most important crop in Jamestown

Tobacco

300

What industries are the middle colonies known for?  Name at least two.

1. logging

2. trading

3. entrepreneurship (taverns and small business)

4. Shipping

5. Textiles

400

This group of colonies were heavily dependent on the ocean for their livlihood.

The New England Colonies

500

Name three crops farmed in the Southern Colonies

1. Tobacco

2. Cotton

3. Rice

Social

100

The native tribe that the colonists in Jamestown encountered

Powhatan 

200

Settlers seeking a place to practice their religion came to Pennsylvania because of their promotion of this Quaker idea.

religious tolerance/freedom

300

What was the major difference between the Puritans and the Pilgrims?

Pilgrims were separatists and Puritans were purists.

400

Name three religious groups that were persecuted by the Anglican Church in England.

1. Puritans

2. Quakers

3. Catholics

4. Pilgrims

500

What social aspect are the middle colonies most known for?  (Why did so many different groups of people settle there?)

because they were so tolerant and accepted diverse groups of people

Leaders

100

This Quaker wanted his colony to be named "Sylvania".  Thankfully the king stopped him.

William Penn

200

What company founded the first permanent English settlement in America?

The London Company

300

This was a leader of Jamestown that improved their conditions by making the rule "If you don't work, you don't eat".

Who was John Smith?

400

Left Massachusetts Bay Colony and started the colony of Providence in Rhode Island

Roger Williams

500

The leader of the coloy of Georgia

James Olgethorpe