Religious Colonists
man who determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state
Roger Williams
True/False
The Dutch founded Delaware.
False
Joint-stock companies were used to form which type of colonies?
Charter colonies
What was the primary motive for the colonial settlement of New England?
a search for religious freedom
this man was a Quaker, named like a writing instrument
William Penn
Most of its colonies were originally charter colonies.
New England Colonies
Delaware was different from the other English colonies in that it was
first settled by the Swedes
What is another name for the Society of Friends?
Quakers
Which Lord Baltimore established a colony for Roman Catholics?
Cecilius Calvert
These colonies had original settlements by the Dutch and the Swedes.
Middle colonies
Who received the land of the former Dutch colony of New Netherland from the King of England?
James, the Duke of York
In what year did the Pilgrims reach America?
1620
True or False:
The Pilgrims were Puritans.
False
One of its colonies was founded for Roman Catholics.
Southern colonies
Which colony was settled by people from Massachusetts Bay who wanted more land?
Connecticut
What was the name of the Dutch colony that was later called New York?
New Netherland
True or False:
Both Roman Catholics and Protestants settled Maryland
True
Governor who wanted his colony to be “a city upon a hill”
John Winthrop
What kind of colony was supervised directly by the king?
royal colony
What document is generally regarded as the first written constitution drawn up in America?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut