New England
This was the first permanent English Settlement in New England, founded by the pilgrims in 1620
What is Plymouth?
This was the first colonial town, established by the Virginia Company in 1607
What is Jamestown?
This religiously tolerant colony was founded by William Penn
What is Pennsylvania?
This amount of colonies were considered to be in the Southern Region
What is 3? (North Caroliona, South Carolina, and Georgia)
This holiday was created after the Pilgrims and Wampanoags shared a feast in 1621
What is Thanksgiving?
Name of the ship that landed at Cape Cod, equipped with Pilgrims
What is The Mayflower?
This plant, nicknamed "brown gold" was colonists' salvation in the Chesapeake Colonies
What is Tobacco?
This major port city was originally called New Amsterdam before being taken over by the English.
What is New York City?
This was the last colony to be founded
What is Georgia?
This Carolinan colony faced more challenges than the other because of swampy areas and a chain of islands that blocked access to the coastline
What is North Carolina?
This Lawyer and landlord led a group of prosperous Puritans to Massachusetts bay in 1629
Who is John Winthrop?
This colony was located just north of Virginia, and was established by the Calvert Family as a haven for Catholics who were being discriminated against in England.
What is Maryland?
This staple crop was a major export of the middle colonies, earning them the nickname "breadbasket colonies"
What is wheat?
This rice-producing colony was founded in 1670.
What is South Carolina?
This was known to be the safest region because of its clean drinking water and cool temperatures
What is New England?
This series of hearings and prosecutions in 1682 led to the execution of people for witchcraft in a Massachusetts town
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
Name of the Ship Captain who led English Colonists to the Chesapeake Bay and provided survival skills, as well as the "no work, no food" policy
Who is John Smith?
This religious group known for their pacifism and belief in the "Inner Light" played a significant role in the developement of Pennsylvania
Who are the Quakers?
A nickname for independent landowners entitled to suffrage in the Carolina Colonies.
Who are Yeomen?
Colony with the largest population, but possibly most fatal of the 13.
What is Virginia?
Group of Native Americans who saved the Plymouth Colony by sharing resources and survival skills
Who are the Wampanoag People?
English Colonists went to war with this Algonquian-speaking group of Native Americans in disputes over land
Who are the Powhattans?
This conflict in the 1680s and 90s saw unrest in New York due to resentment against the ruling elite
What is Leislers Rebellion?
System copied by the Carolinas that incentivised new settlers to travel to the New World and help with labor shortages
Name of the law that allowed for religious toleration in Maryland
What are the Toleration Acts?