The Seeds of a New Nation
Since all of the settlers came across the Atlantic from England, all the first colonies' towns and cities were built near this geographic feature.
The coast
What was the primary reason the Puritans left England and the Netherlands?
Religious Freedom
In what year did William Penn found Pennsylvania?
1681
When was the Carolina Colony formed?`
1663
How many English colonies were there?
13
What was the biggest threat to Native Americans from the colonies?
Growth
What was the name of the group that established the Plymouth colony?
The Pilgrims
Which colony had the first enslaved Africans?
New Netherlands
Which colony was formed around the Chesapeake Bay?
Maryland
The town New Amsterdam because known as what after the English took it over?
New York
Other than Native Americans, what else claimed many settlers lives?
illness
Why did the Duke of York give away the colony of New Jersey to Lord Berkeley and Sir Carteret?
They were his friends
Which colony did the King give to his brother even though it belonged to another country?
New Netherland / New York
This southern colony grew to be the largest in North America
Virginia
Colonial Towns had many buildings. What did people discuss in the meeting house?
Law and issues.
What were some of the goods settlers traded with Native Ameircans?
knives, axes, weapons, fish hooks, and cooking utensils.
This New England Colony had two settlement names before becoming a colony. Portsmouth and the Pannaway Plantation
New Hampshire
Which religious group refused to fight wars?
The Quakers
What are some industries other than farming that used slaves?
lumber and naval stores
South Carolina
Why was it difficult for European governments to control their colonies?
They were really far away.
Why was Anne Hutchinson kicked out of her colony by the Puritans?
What is a right given to the citizens of the middle colonies that we still have today in America?
The right to trial by jury.
What crop did they grow on farms in the Carolinas?
Tobacco
Name the three regions of English Colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern.