Vocabulary
Trade products brought into a country.
import
A region of land under the political control of another country.
Colony
What group of Europeans had originally settled in the colony of New York, known then as New Amsterdam
the Dutch
A large farm, typically found in the the south.
This colony was founded by William Penn.
Pennsylvania
A person who cannot pay money he or she owes.
debtor
This colony is home to Plymouth, created as the home for the Pilgrims to find religious freedom.
Massachusetts.
Name something that was part of the Middle Colonies economy.
Shipping, livestock, wheat.
The introduction of this product by John Rolfe saved the settlement in Jamestown.
tobacco
This colony split from its sibling in 1712.
Southe Carolina
A type of colony in which the charter is granted to businesses.
Charter colony
This colony was founded by Thomas Hooker
Connecticut
A religious group who favored tolerance, in particular believing that all men and women were created equally. They were responsible for founding Pennsylvania with William Penn.
Quakers
This colony was created as a refuge for debtors.
Georgia
This colony was given to Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret by their friend, the Duke of York.
New Jersey
A religious group who wanted to SEPERATE from the church of England.
Pilgrim
This colony was founded by Roger Williams & Anne Hutchinson
Rhode Island
This colony was settled mostly by the Swedish population and simply came from a growing population.
Delaware
This first attempt at settlement in Colonial America led to one of the greatest historical mysteries of all time (at least Mrs. Wagner thinks its the greatest).
Roanoke
Maryland.
A religious group who wanted to REFORM the church of England.
Puritan
Name the 4 New England Colonies.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
Name the 4 Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Name the 5 Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
This colony was born as a fishing colony.
New Hampshire