In the New England Colonies they had a special building for gatherings, church and business meetings. What was it called?
Meeting House
100
What was the name of the first successful colony set uo in Virginia?
Jamestown
100
Name the crop used to make cigars and cigarettes.
Tobacco
100
James Ogelthorpe founded which colony?
What is Georgia
100
The King of England gave the colonists permission to start a colony. What is that agreement/promise called?
Charter
200
What New England Colony was also the State Mrs. Goin was born in?
Connecticut
200
William Penn started the colony called: __________
Pennsylvania
200
Name the soft fluffy crop used to make clothes
cotton
200
Who did Ogelthorpe choose to come to America to start the colony of Georgia.
prisoners....people who were in debt in England
200
A person who agrees to work for another person for free so that later on they can receive land or other rewards is called an __________________________
indentured servant
300
Name the 4 New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
300
Why were the Middle Colonies called "the bread basket?"
Because they grew the wheat and traded it with other colonists.
300
What is a plantation?
A very large farm
300
The Georgia colony was also started to keep the Spaniards out of the 13 colonies. In what area were the Spaniards located?
Florida
300
Who ruled over all 13 colonies?
The King of England
400
What was the first CITY that gave religious freedom to ALL people?
Providence, Rhode Island
400
Name the 4 Middle colonies.
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania
400
Who did plantation owners use to plant and harvest crops?
slaves
400
According to the 2 Revolutionary War presenters in the Media Center, what was Button Gwinnett most famous for?
Signing the Declaration of Independence
400
Who was the Jamestown Colony named after?
King James
500
Name 2 reasons settlers came from England to America?
Finf gold, Religious freedom, Have a better life
500
What was the first COLONY that gave religious freedom to everyone, Quakers, Catholics, Jews, etc?
Pennsylvania
500
Name the 5 Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
500
If Georgia is one of the 13 colonies, how many OTHER Colonies were there?
12
500
Explain why the Puritans are different than the pilgrims.
The Pilgrims believed in religious freedom, but the Puritans wanted everyone to follow their own church or be punished.