Colonies in the New World
This type of colony is one that was under direct control by the British crown.
Royal Colony
This governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony said that they would be a "city on a hill"
John Winthrop
Pennsylvania was given to this man, who promptly gave away 50 acres of land to all male settlers.
William Penn
What was the name of the first British settlement attempt in Virginia, a 'lost colony'?
Roanoke
What was the basis of the southern economy, particularly in Virginia and the Carolinas?
Cash Crops (tobacco, rice, indigo)
This type of colony was a gift from royalty, typically as a "thank you" for their support.
Proprietary Colony
This woman was kicked out of Massachusetts Bay for teaching "free grace", and was eventually killed by Indians along all of her followers.
Anne Hutchinson
This religious group found a home in Pennsylvania. They were known for their plain dress, beliefs in equality, and church services filled with the Holy Spirit
Which colony was founded with the idea that it could be a haven for Catholics fleeing from persecution in England?
Maryland
When the English took over New York from the Dutch, the large port city of New Amsterdam was renamed to this
This type of colony was an investment, where both the company in charge of the settlement and colonists themselves invest in its profits and/or losses.
Joint Stock Colony
This colony was founded by John Mason and was primarily a fishing colony in New England
New Hampshire
What were the main crops that powered the agricultural economy of the Middle Colonies?
Staple crops (corn and wheat)
Which colony was settled as a "buffer colony" that would take in prisoners and farmers that couldn't pay their debts?
What nation owned the land directly under the colonies, and promised freedom for all slaves that made it there?
This corporation was responsible for settling colonies in the new world for the Netherlands, but also considered the largest corporation on record in the history of the world?
Dutch East India Company
When Roger Williams was exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, he founded this colony and this church
Rhode Island, First Baptist Church in US
What was the name of the English explorer that discovered the New York colony for the Netherlands?
Henry Hudson
List 3 problems the Jamestown settlement had upon arriving in the new world.
Landed on a swamp (diseases like malaria and dysentery), colonists refused to work, winters were really harsh, Native Americans weren't friendly
What's the difference between a staple crop and a cash crop?
Cash crops are made for pure profit and do nothing to sustain your farm like staple crops
What british monarch was responsible for sending the first settlers to colonize the new world?
Queen Elizabeth I
What was the meaning and idea of Massachusetts Bay being a "City on a Hill"?
Belief that the puritans were special, chosen by God to create a better world, to "make England great again"
What was the name of the first European settlement in New Jersey?
Bergen
Why is Bacon's Rebellion of great significance in United States history?
It's the first colonial rebellion against an overbearing government, represents an idea that will be present throughout US history ('microcosm') and is the basis for the Revolutionary War
To promote settlement in New York, Dutch landholders were given huge tracts of land that they could rent to tenant farmers, this was called
Patroon System