New England Colonies
This colony was founded in 1630 by Puritans led by John Winthrop who were seeking religious freedom.
Massachusetts Bay
Originally settled by the Dutch as a fur-trading post, this colony was captured by the British in 1664 and renamed for the King's brother.
New York
Lord Baltimore founded this colony in 1634 to make money and create a safe haven for Catholics
Maryland
New England colonists hunted these sea animals to produce oil for lamps and fat for candles.
whales
A worker under contract to labor for a set period without pay to settle a debt or cover passage costs.
indentured servant
Forced to leave Massachusetts in 1635 for advocating the separation of church and government, Roger Williams founded this colony.
Rhode Island
William Penn established Pennsylvania in 1681 as a safe refuge for this religious group.
Quakers
Founded in 1732, this last English colony served as a military buffer against Spanish Florida and a fresh start for debtors.
Georgia
Harsh winter cold in New England provided this health benefit to settlers.
killing disease-causing germs and insects
The way a colony or nation uses its natural and human resources to produce, sell, or trade goods and services.
Economy
She was put on trial in 1637 and banished from Massachusetts Bay for speaking out against Puritan practices.
Anne Hutchinson
This river valley in Pennsylvania provided rich soil for growing wheat, barley, and raising dairy cattle.
Delaware River Valley
This cash crop, grown in the swamplands of Georgia and South Carolina, required clearing dense forests and draining land.
Rice
In addition to wheat and livestock, Middle Colony farmers grew and sold this grain crop to other colonies.
barley
An elected lawmaking body in a colony, such as those established in Maryland, Pennsylvania, or Georgia.
Assembly
This Puritan missionary translated the Bible into Algonquian and established "praying towns" for Christian Native Americans.
John Eliot
Unlike leaders in many other colonies, William Penn maintained peaceful relations with Native Americans by doing this.
Paying for their land
Georgia's hot climate was ideal for growing this plant, which was processed to produce a valuable blue dye.
indigo
Rhode Island farmers grew this plant, which was used to make both oil and linen cloth.
flax
An official gift or legal transfer of land or authority given by a monarch or government.
Grant
New England colonists solved local problems and made decisions by majority rule at these local gatherings.
Town Meetings
In 1696, Pennsylvania's government became more democratic when this elected body gained the power to write laws.
General Assembly
This major waterway provided Maryland tobacco farmers with direct shipping access to ocean trade routes.
Chesapeake Bay
Large Southern estates where cash crops were grown using forced labor were known as these.
Plantations
A person who owes money to another individual or institution.
Debtor