New England Colonies
What was the primary way New Englanders governed themselves locally and made laws?
Town meetings
Which colony was founded by William Penn for the Quakers?
Pennsylvania
This colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics
Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe as a place where this group of people could have a new start.
Debtors
What was the Headright System?
a grant of land for each settler who came to a colony
The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact when they landed here in 1620.
Plymouth
This colony was originally settled by the Dutch and called New Amsterdam. What was it called when it was renamed?
New York
Originally slavery was forbidden in this colony.
Georgia
This group was very strict and believed their colony must be a perfect religious society. ("a City upon a hill")
The Puritans
This is a crop grown only to be sold for profit, not to be eaten by the farmer.
cash crop
Which New England colony was founded by Roger Williams because he wanted religious freedom and to separate church and government?
Rhode Island
What was this region's nickname?
The Breadbasket
What 2 labor systems were used to grow cash crops?
Indentured servitude
Slavery
More than 200 years after the Pilgrims' first successful harvest, this president proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving and is now celebrated as a national holiday.
Abraham Lincoln
these people worked for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to America
Indentured servants
Three main ways New Englanders made money(due to poor farming)
Shipbuilding
Fishing/Whaling
Maritime trade(Lumber/timber)
What are 3 main ways the Middle colonies made money?
Farming/Agriculture
Trade
Crafts/manufacturing
Name the 3 main cash crops
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo
This woman was banished from Massachusetts for her beliefs, which were condemned by the Puritans.
Anne Hutchinson
Why were cities like Philadelphia and New York important?
They were port cities located on rivers
What were the four colonies that made up the New England Colonies?
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
What were the four colonies that made up the Middle colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
What were the five colonies that made up the Southern Colonies?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Maryland
Georgia
Virginia
Maryland was founded as a safe haven for members of which religious group?
Catholics
This system developed in the Southern colonies as a result of the headright system.
Plantation system