Who started it?
What country first settled New York?
What was the Netherlands (the Dutch)
What was the first colonial settlement? What year was it founded?
What was Jamestown, Virginia in 1607
Why did Thomas Hooker leave Massachusetts and found Connecticut?
What was for religious and political freedom
When did the Mayflower land at Plymouth?
What was 1620
Who was the energetic leader of the Puritans?
Who was John Winthrop
Who founded Maryland colony?
Who was Lord Baltimore
What was the settlement founded by Roger Williams that eventually was renamed Rhode Island?
What was Providence
What was the two main reasons for establishing Georgia colony?
What was economic opportunity for debtors and defensive buffer from Spanish Florida
When was the Georgia colony established?
What was 1732
Who was the founder of Georgia colony?
Who was James Oglethorpe
What was the group of people that established Pennsylvania called? Who was their leader?
Who were the Quakers and William Penn
What settlement was eventually given to the Duke of York? What did he rename the settlement?
What was New Amsterdam, and then New York
Why was the Carolina colonies established?
What was economic opportunities
What year was the Carolinas established? When did North Carolina split from South Carolina?
What was 1633, then 1712
Who was the childhood friend that gave permission to William Penn to establish Pennsylvania?
Who was King Charles II (the 2nd)
Who established the Jamestown colony?
Who was John Smith and the London Company
What settlement was estalished by the Puritans?
What was the Massachusetts Bay Colony
What reason was Maryland colony established?
What was religious and political freedom for Catholics
What year was the New Jersey colony established under English rule?
What was 1664
Who established the Plymouth colony?
Who was William Bradford, leader of the Pilgrims
What country established Delaware? In what year?
Who was Sweden in 1638
What was the name of settlement established by Dutch, that was later renamed to Rhode Island?
What was ROODT EYLANDT
What were settlers in New Hampshire colony seeking?
What was economic opportunities
Spain had control over Florida until what date?
What was 1821
Who were friends of Duke of York given land that eventually became New Jersey colony?
Who was Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret