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This was the first permanent English settlement in North America

Jamestown (1607)

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This colony was founded as a safe-haven for people who couldn't pay their debts (money they owed)

Georgia

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The Pilgrims signed this, which was the first document to establish self-rule and rule of law in North America

Mayflower Compact
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Which region had the best climate for growing crops

Southern Colonies

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What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed the North America on

Mayflower

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The Pilgrims landed in this modern-day state

Massachusetts

200

Who married Pocahontas and brought tobacco to the Virginia colony

John Rolfe

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What was the soil like in New England?

Sandy and rocky. Difficult to use for large scale farming.

200

The Founder of Connecticut

Thomas Hooker

200

Were the Pilgrims originally trying to sail to Massachusetts

No, they were originally going to Virginia

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This colony was the first that allowed people to worship freely

Rhode Island

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Maryland was founded as a safe-haven for this religious group

Catholics

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What were the major industries in New England

Fishing, shipbuilding, lumber, fishing

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Puritan Minister who left Massachusetts and started the colony of Rhode Island which offered more religious freedom.

Roger Williams

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Founder of Georgia

James Oglethorpe

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This colony was founded as a safe-haven for Quakers

Pennsylvania

400

Georgia was named after which British King?

King George II

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Name of the native tribe that lived near the colonists in Jamestown

Powhatan
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What was the name of the colony named by the pilgrims in 1620?

Plymouth Colony

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The term given to people that were willing to work for free for a certain

amount of time in order to receive passage to the New World.

Indentured servants

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Name the 5 Southern Colonies.

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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Name the 4 Middle Colonies.

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

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What grades were taught in a one-room schoolhouse during colonial times?

Grades 1-8

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Name the 4 New England Colonies

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

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Name of the native tribe that helped the Pilgrims

Wampanoag

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