Southern
Which group of colonies depended most heavily on plantation agriculture?
Southern Colonies
Give me three New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, or New Hampshire
Give me three Mid-Atlantic Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Delware
Give me three Southern colonies
Maryland, Virginia, South or North Carolina, or Georgia
Split to be two colonies from 1674 to 1702, East and West
New Jersey
Why was Jamestown important in English colonial history?
It was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
The Colony that associated with the Pilgrims and the Puritans in the early history of English settlement.
Massachusetts
Associated with William Penn and Quaker beliefs
Pennsylvania
Served as a buffer between English territory and Spanish Florida
Georgia
What colony was named "The first state"
Delaware
Which of the following was one of the most important cash crops grown on Southern plantations?
Tobacco
Which group founded Plymouth Colony in 1620?
Pilgrims
What happened to New Netherland in 1664?
England took control of it and renamed its main settlement New York.
Home to Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America
Virginia
Where did the majority of African’s get shipped to during the transatlantic slave trade?
South America
The colony known for its sugarcane and rice plantations and the use of enslaved labor.
South Carolina
Founded by Roger Williams to provide greater religious freedom
Rhode Island
Which economic activity was especially important in the Middle Colonies?
Farming grain and conducting trade
Given to Lord Baltimore as a refuge for English Catholics
Maryland
What was the Middle Passage?
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas
Why did many English colonists establish plantations in the Southern Colonies?
To grow cash crops that could be sold for profit
Why did the Pilgrims leave England and eventually settle in North America?
They wanted greater freedom to practice their religious beliefs.
Colony that is connected historically to Pennsylvania and had its own colonial assembly
Delaware
Established by Thomas Hooker and others seeking greater religious and political independence
Connecticut
Best describes the New England Colonies economy?
They developed fishing, shipbuilding, trade, and small-scale farming.