Massachusetts
These people wanted to separate from the Church of England.
Who are the Pilgrims?
The boat the Pilgrims took to the New World.
What is the Mayflower?
Owners of large land grants in New Netherlands.
What are patroons?
He was given the charter for Pennsylvania
Who is William Penn?
"Maryland" is named for...
Who is Henrietta Maria?
The religion chosen by the ruler.
What is the established church?
The first form of written government in New England.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This governor of New Netherlands was so unpopular that none of the settlers would help him defend it from the English.
Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
The "Society of Friends" that was persecuted in England and was given a safe home in Pennsylvania.
Who are the Quakers?
He was the proprietor of Maryland.
Who is Lord Baltimore?
The mistreatment or punishment of certain people because of their beliefs.
What is persecution?
An example for others to follow in the future.
What is precedent?
After the English took over New Amsterdam, they changed its name to this.
What is New York?
Large groups of Germans that moved to Pennsylvania.
Who are the Pennsylvania Dutch?
Because Lord Baltimore feared the Protestants, he passed this law to protect Catholics.
The colony that was created by the Pilgrims.
What is Plymouth?
The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Who is John Winthrop?
A colony set up by the king that is expected to make money.
What is a proprietary colony?
Crops that are being sold for a profit.
What are cash crops?
This area south of Virginia was home to small, mostly poor, tobacco farmers.
What is North Carolina?
These people wanted to reform the Church of England.
Who are the Puritans?
Longtime governor of the Plymouth Colony.
Who is William Bradford?
A colony under the direct control of the king or queen.
The Duke of York created this colony by giving a section of New York to his friends, Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley.
What is New Jersey?
Originally called "Charles Town," this colony was characterized by rice production, plantations, and, eventually, slavery.
What is South Carolina?