Colonies
What colony is the settlement of Jamestown in?
Virginia
What are the geographic features of the Middle colonies?
Wide rivers, like the Delaware and Hudson river. Rich soil which helped with growing crops such as wheat, rye, and corn (known as the breadbasket). Natural resources including coal, iron, and copper.
What was the economy of New England dependent on?
Shipbuilding, fishing, and trading
What was the Virginia house of burgesses and how did it work?
The first representative government in North America. Settlements would vote and elect representatives who would vote on their behalf in meetings with other representatives.
Who founded Pennsylvania?
WIlliam Penn
What colony is the settlement of Plymouth in?
Massachusetts
What was the geography and climate of the New England colonies?
The climate was long, cold winters. The summers were mild and short.
The geography meant rocky soil and dense forests.
What was the economy of the Southern colonies dependent on?
Cash crops such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton. Their economic system was dependent on slave labor.
What was the Maryland Toleration Act
A colonial law that guaranteed freedom of worship for all Christians in Maryland.
Maryland was a haven for English Catholics.
Who founded Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
What are the Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
What are the geographic features and climate of the Southern colonies?
Fertile soil, rivers, and the climate was warm and sunny with a long growing season.
What did the economy of the Middle Colonies depend on?
The economy of the middle colonies depended on farming cash crops like grains and corn, small family farms, and harbors allowed for major shipping and trading.
What was the fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Connecticuts own constitution that says that the people rule the colony, not the king of England.
Who founded Connecticut?
Reverend Thomas Hooker
What are the New England colonies?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire
What was the Mayflower Compact?
The first written framework of Self-government in the Americas.
Name the Middle Colonies?
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York