Colonial Vocabulary
What is a document that explains how a group will be governed?
Constitution
What group of people primarily settled in the New England Colonies?
Puritans, Pilgrims
Which colony was originally settled by the Dutch as New Amsterdam?
New York
What were the economies of the Southern Colonies primarily based on?
Farming/Plantations
What is a place where people settle that is ruled by another country?
Colony
What legal document comes from the king allowing a group to start a colony?
Charter
What is the name of the agreement that the Pilgrims created in order to establish self-government?
Mayflower Compact
What were the Middle Colonies most known for?
Fertile soil, diverse populations
What group of people were forced to work on plantations?
Slaves
What was the name of the first permanent settlement in North America?
Jamestown
What is the name for a person who moves to a new place to live?
Settler
What religion was most common in the New England Colonies?
Puritan
What group believed in equality and peace?
Quakers
What colony was a safe haven for Catholics?
Maryland
What was the name of the leader of Jamestown?
John Smith
What do you call a large farm that was used to grow cash crops like tobacco and cotton?
Plantation
What was the main reason the pilgrims left England for America?
Escape religious persecution
What was a common job/industry in the Middle Colonies?
Farming, fur trading, ironwork
What colony was created as a buffer zone and a place for debtors?
Georgia
What was a common belief that the Quakers had?
Anyone could talk to god directly
What do you call someone who worked for several years without pay in exchange for passage to America?
Indentured Servant
Name the colonies in the New England colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Name the colonies in the Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Name the colonies in the Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What person was the head of the Colonial government?
Governor