New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Colonial Life & Trade
100

He founded Rhode Island after being banished for disagreeing with Puritan leaders.

Roger Williams

100

William Penn founded this colony as a safe place for Quakers.

Pennsylvania

100

This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore as a safe place for Catholics.

Maryland

100

During a trade process, Africa sent this to the West Indies (The Caribbean)

African Slaves

200

The first two successful colonies during the early English settlement period.

Jamestown Colony and the Plymouth Colony

200

The Middle Colonies were known as this knickname.

The Breadbasket Colonies

200

James Oglethorpe founded this colony to protect South Carolina and provide a fresh start for debtors.

Georgia

200

This trade route connected Africa, the West Indies (The Caribbean), and the colonies.

Triangular Trade

300

The Puritans built schools mainly so children could read this book.

The Bible

300

This colony was originally called New Netherland (the city name New Amsterdam was also changed in this colony too)

New York

300

The Southern Colonies had many cash crop exports for trading (Name 3 of them).

tobacco, indigo, rice, cotton

300

These strict laws controlled the behavior and movement of enslaved people.

The Slave Codes

400

The Salem Witch Trials happened in this colony when panic and gossip led to false accusations.

Massachussetts

400

Young men learned trades in these long-term training programs.

Apprenticeships

400

Wealthy boys in the South usually received this kind of education.

Private tutoring.

400

Slaves were chained together on ships primarily for this reason.

To avoid rebellion

500

This movement helped lead to greater religious tolerance and the decline of Puritan control.

The Great Awakening

500

Settlers came from many countries and practiced different religions, making this region known for being this/having this.

Diverse/Diversity

500

This land was hilly and covered in forests. The soil there was rocky and harder to farm, so families grew just enough food for themselves (when indentured servants finished their service, they often moved to this area).

The Backcountry

500

This was the brutal sea journey enslaved Africans endured from Africa to the Americas.

The Middle Passage

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