New England Colonies
What was one (1) economic activity in the New England Colonies?
ship building
fishing, whaling
logging
What is the nickname of the Middle Colonies?
Breadbasket Colonies
What was the name of the first settlement in the New World?
Jamestown, Virgina
What is the action of traveling in search of new resources, land or knowledge?
Exploration
Who was the first European country to create a settlement in St. Augustine, Florida?
the Spanish
What is the name of the place where the Pilgrims landed in America?
Plymouth
What economic activity was the Middle Colonies known for?
diverse agriculture and trade
Which colony did James Oglethorpe start?
Georgia
When a group of people take control over another country or Region, it is called?
Colonization
What type of economic activity were the French known for?
fur trading
What were the people called that wanted religious freedom and settled in Boston?
Puritans
Name the ocean that borders the Middle Colonies.
Atlantic Ocean
Which colony did Roger Williams found?
Rhode Island
What happened to people who did not follow the strict religious rules of the Church of England?
Persecution
What is a colony or small community where people live and work?
Settlement
What type of soil did the New England colonies have?
Rocky soil
What nation had the most influence in the colonization of the Middle Colonies, such as New York?
the Dutch from the Neatherlands
Name two (2) crops grown in the Southern Colonies.
Tobacco, Rice, Squash, Cotton
Why did the Pilgrims come to the Americas?
Religious Freedom
Why did Europeans want to explore?
They were in search of Gold, Glory, and God.
Name both people who established Rhode Island.
Roger Williams & Anne Hutchinson
Name three (3) of the colonies located in the Middle Colonies.
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Who could vote and hold political office in the Southern Colonies?
Rich men who owned land or large plantations
Who was the King of England when Jamestown was founded?
King James I
What did the Dutch name the city now known as New York?
New Amsterdam