Colonies 1
A waterway from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Northwest passage
People who came to work in exchange for transportation and housing for 5-7 years
Indentured Servant
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What is another name for a Separatist?
Pilgrim
How many colonies are there?
13
A document granting the right to establish a colony in North America.
Charter
Serious people who wanted to purify the Church of England
Puritans
A group of people who followed William Penn away from being persecuted for their religious beliefs
Quakers
Rhode island was founded by these two people
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
What was the name of the American Indian who helped the Pilgrims in Plymouth colony?
Squanto
What were the southern colonies four cash crops?
Cotton, indigo, rice and tobacco
An agreement signed to prevent disagreements between the Separatists and others
Mayflower Compact
How did enslaved Afrians rebel?
stealing food, breaking tools, destroying property, working slowly
There were two ships that set sail for the new world. Only one made it and colonized Plymouth colony. What were the two ships names?
Speedwell and Mayflower
Which colonies did indentured servants settle?
Maryland, Virginia and the Carolina’s
What was the economic activity of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Farming, fishing and lumbering
How did the New York Colony begin?
King Charles II gave land to his brother, the Duke of York
Which part of the colonies did the Puritans settle?
The New England Colonies
Who was the founder of Georgia
James Oglethrope
Where did the Dutch settle when they came to America
New York and New Jersey
What did slavery look like in the North colonies?
worked in inns and houses, worked with artisans, worked on small farms
The Virginia Company, a for-profit business, and a charter was granted in 1606 by the English King James
Virginia Company
These are apart of which colony region:
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
The New England Colonies
Which colony region are these colonies apart of:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
The Middle Colonies
Which colony region are these colonies apart of:
Virgina
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Maryland
The Southern Colonies