New England Colonies
This was the name of the first English settlement in New England, founded in 1620.
What is Plymouth?
This colony was founded by William Penn and the Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania?
The New England colonies had this type of soil, which made large-scale farming difficult.
What is rocky soil?
This group of people wanted to "purify" the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts Bay.
Who are the Puritans?
The economy of the New England colonies was mostly based on fishing, whaling, and this other job.
What was shipbuilding?
This document established a form of self-government for the Pilgrims when they arrived.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This group of colonies includes New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
What are the middle colonies?
The Middle Colonies had this type of soil, ideal for farming.
What is fertile or rich soil?
A person who takes a long journey for religious reasons is called this.
What is a Pilgrim?
The Middle Colonies were known by this nickname because they produced a lot of wheat, barley, and corn.
What are the Breadbasket Colonies?
This colony was founded by Roger Williams after he was forced to leave Massachusetts Bay for believing in religious tolerance.
What is Rhode Island?
The Duke of York founded this important trading colony.
What is New York?
This weather condition made the growing season in New England very short.
What are long, cold winters?
This woman was forced out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for questioning Puritan beliefs and held religious meetings in her home.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
These people, who were often silversmiths or blacksmiths, were common in the Middle Colonies.
What are artisans?
This minister led followers to found Hartford, Connecticut, and established the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
Who is Thomas Hooker?
These are the middle colonies?
What are Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware?
This created a long growing season in the Middle Colonies, unlike in New England.
What are the milder climate and longer summers?
This religious group, prominent in the Middle Colonies, believed everyone was equal and was one of the first groups to speak out against slavery.
Who are the Quakers?
Because New England had a short growing season and rocky soil, they had very few of these large farms like those in the South.
What are plantations?
This colony was founded in 1623 by John Winthrop, the same leader who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
What is New Hampshire?
This colony was originally a part of Pennsylvania but became its own separate colony in 1704.
What is Delaware?
The New England colonies used their natural resources, such as forests near the coast, for this industry.
What is shipbuilding?
Unlike the New England colonies which were mostly Puritan, the Middle Colonies were known for this, meaning people of different religions and backgrounds lived there peacefully.
What was religious tolerance?
Along with grain and lumber, this was an important resource and export from the Middle Colonies, often traded with Native Americans.
What are animal furs?