Colonial People
Who was the leader of Jamestown who helped the colony survive?
John Smith
What was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown
What crop made Virginia rich?
Tobacco
Which group wanted to purify the Church of England?
Puritans
Which Southern colony was founded as a place for debtors and poor people from England?
Georgia
Who helped the Pilgrims by teaching them to plant corn?
Squanto
What colony was started by the Pilgrims in 1620?
Plymouth Colony
What agreement did the Pilgrims write for self-government?
The Mayflower Compact
What colony was founded by people leaving Massachusetts for religious freedom, including Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
Which colony was split into North and South because it grew too large?
Carolina
Who founded Pennsylvania for the Quakers?
William Penn
What Dutch colony was later renamed New York by the English?
New Netherland
What were the large Southern farms called?
Plantations
What was the main economic activity in New England colonies besides farming?
Fishing, shipbuilding, and trade
What was the main reason the Southern Colonies had more enslaved labor than the North?
They needed workers for their plantations and cash crops