People
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What does Pennsylvania mean?
What does Philadelphia mean?
City of brotherly love
What is the capital of Massachusetts?
Boston
What country eventually owned all 13 colonies?
England
What was the name of the group that wasn't liked by England or welcome in the New World because of their beliefs?
Quakers
What 3 countries owned New York at one time?
Dutch, England, French
The first settlement in Georgia was called what?
Savannah
What is the capital of New Jersey?
Trenton
What was the name of the large farms that grew lots of crops on them?
Plantations
What was the name of the man who became a Quaker after attending a meeting?
William Penn
What were the Carolinas called all together?
Carolana.
The Dutch built a settlement in New York and named it_____
Fort Orange
What is the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
What two things were appealing to colonists about New Jersey?
Cheap land and freedom of religion
What were the beliefs of the Quakers?
They didn't believe one person was more important than another, didn't believe in fighting, and didn't believe in wealth.
Name the Middle Colonies (there are 4).
New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
What was the first settlement in Maryland called?
St. Mary's
What is the capital of North Carolina?
Raleigh
What would happen to a poor person in England if he/she couldn't pay their debt?
They went to prison.
Who was the man that started the first orphanage in America?
George Whitefield
Name the Southern Colonies (there are 5).
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina (The Carolinas), Georgia, Maryland
What were the crops that grew well in South Carolina?
Indigo, cotton, and rice.
What is the capital of Virginia?
Richmond
What was the name of the man who studied the problems of the poor people in England and tried to help them?
James Oglethorpe