Difficulties
had the most freedom to settle the New World
Who are the English?
founded as a haven for Quakers
What is Pennsylvania?
founded Georgia
Who is James Ogelthorpe?
Founded as a place for debtors to work and repay their debt
What is Georgia?
Instituted the Patroon System in which settlers who brought 50 people with them would earn a large tract of land
What is New York?
paid $24 to purchase Manhattan from the Indians
Who is Peter Minuit?
one problem that settlers faced coming to the New World
What is hunger, sickness, famine, long voyage, or lack of government organization?
Founded as a haven for Catholics
What is Maryland?
founded Massachusetts Bay
two things outlawed by Georgia that deterred settlers
What is slavery and alcohol?
founder referred to this colony as a "Holy Experiment"
Pennsylvania
royal sent to take New Amsterdam from the Dutch
Who is the Duke of York?
forerunners to our modern corporations that helped fund colonies
What are joint stock companies?
colonists were requrequired voters and elected officials to be a Puritan
What is Massachusetts Bay?
founded Rhode Island
Who is Roger Williams?
New Hampshire grew due to overcrowding in this colony
What is Massachusetts Bay?
first written Constitution in America
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
governor of Plymouth who organized 3 days of thanksgiving to God for His provisions
William Bradford
document giving official permission for founding a document in which colonists have significant control
What is a charter colony?
offered the most religious freedom
What is Rhode Island?
founded Pennsylvania
Who is William Penn?
What is Delaware?
representative assembly where each town chose 2 delegates in Massachusetts Bay
What is the General Court?
Organized the military for Plymouth
Who is Miles Standish?
colonies that the king gave to individuals or groups and have significant control
What are proprietary colonies?
guaranteed religious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity
What is the Act of Toleration?
founded by Cecilius and George Calvert
What is Maryland?
taken from the Dutch without a single shot
What is New York?
provided for some form of self-government in Plymouth
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Indian who greeted the Plymouth settlers in English and helped get them help
Who is Samoset?
colonies suffered attack from this group
What are the Indians?
granted religious liberty to all who believed in one god
What is Pennsylvania?
proprietors George Carteret and John Berkeley
What is New Jersey?
important crops were rice and indigo
What is South Carolina?
founded as a result of conflict with the leaders of Massachusetts over religion
What is Rhode Island?
first governor of Plymouth who died of starvation and sickness
Who is John Carver?