Colonial Founders
Founder of Georgia
James Oglethorpe
This figure organized a British victory in the 7 Years War
William Pitt
This colony was taken from the Dutch West India Company by the Duke of York.
New York
Native American friend who helped Plymouth Colony
Squanto
The main industries of New England were whaling, shipbuilding, and ______.
fishing
Founder of Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Anglican evangelist of Great Awakening
George Whitefield
This war settled the issue of whether France or Britain would dominate North America.
The French and Indian War
Chief that planned the largest colonial Indian War, 1763
Pontiac
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the Carolinas were founded as _____ colonies.
proprietary
Founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn
This was the creator of the Albany Plan, the document meant to unify the colonies
Benjamin Franklin
This figure was an aide to Braddock in the French and Indian War
George Washington
The Wampanoag chief who attacked New England in 1675
King Philip
The _____ barred the colonialists from settling west of the Appalachians.
Proclamation of 1763
Founder of Rhode Island
Roger Williams
American pastor/scholar during The Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
True or false? During the French and Indian War, the colonists gained military experience and learned to dislike the British attitude toward them.
True
Most of New England was settled there before spreading outward.
Massachusetts
The largest denominations in the colonies by 1770 were the Anglicans and the ______.
congregationalists
Founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
Governor of Plymouth
William Bradford
King George's War, between England and Austria, was called what in Europe?
The War of the Austrian Succession
This colony was given by the Duke of York to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley, eventually sold to Quakers.
New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey were associates with people from the ______ religion when they were organized and settled.
Quaker