Virginia
Who founded Virginia
Virginia Company
Who founded Maryland
George Calvert A.K.A Lord Baltimore
Who founded Carolina
King Charles ll
Who founded Georgia
James Oglethorpe
When did Oglethorpe turn Georgia to King George ll
1751
What was Virginia’s main crop and settlement
Tobacco and Jamestown
What were Maryland’s main crops
Tobacco and corn
Who wrote their constitution
John Locke
What was Georgia’s main settlement
Savannah
When was the Act of Toleration made
1649
When was Virginia founded
1607
Who gave Calvert the charter to found Maryland
King Charles 1
When did Carolina split into 2 separate colonies
1729
What were some rules that Oglethorpe made
He banned slave labor, rum and put limits to landholding
When was Carolina founded
1663
What did Nathaniel Bacon do
He started the Rebellion in Virginia
Why was the Act of Toleration made
To protect Catholics that lived in Maryland from the Protestants, ( since they were outnumbered)
____ nobles set up _______ and sold or ______ them to settlers brought from England.
Eight, estates, rented
When was Georgia founded
1733
What is North Carolina’s main crop
Tobacco
How many Africans were in the first group of Africans brought to Virginia
20 Africans
Why was Maryland founded
To make money and Calvert wanted a safe place for Catholics to live in and practice their religion in, since they faced religious persecution in England.
What does the name Carolina stand for
Charles Land
Why was Georgia founded
The British hoped that Georgia would block any attacks from the Spanish who lived right beneath them ( Florida) to the colonies above Georgia. Another reason is because Oglethorpe wanted to give debtors and poor people a second chance and a new life in Georgia.
Why did Nathaniel start the rebellion
He was unhappy with the colonial government since it was dominated by easterners and because westerners like him wanted to go into Native American territory which wasn’t allowed by the government