Regions
How many regions are the thirteen colonies categorized into?
Three
This Native American princess married a tobacco farmer named John Rolfe.
Pocahontas
This document was necessary for a new colony to be established.
Charter
Which animal was almost hunted to extinction for its fur?
Beaver
The Pilgrims and the Puritans came to the New World in search of this.
Religious Freedom
What are the regions of the thirteen colonies?
New England/Upper, Middle, & Southern
This person was a Quaker who received a charter to establish a new colony called Pennsylvania.
William Penn
This document written by the Pilgrims established themselves as a political society and set guidelines for a democratic government.
Mayflower Compact
The 3 cash crops of the Southern Colonies included tobacco, rice, and __________.
Indigo
This religious movement swept through the colonies in the 1730’s and 1740’s.
Great Awakening
The five Southern colonies include Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and __________.
Maryland
This person led the rebellion against Native Americans and the colonial government in Virginia.
Nathaniel Bacon
This caused a shift of political power from the British Monarchy to Parliament.
English Bill of Rights
What is the nickname of the Middle Colonies?
The Breadbasket Colonies
Colonists experienced shortages of food and was an incredibly difficult period in Jamestown.
Starving Time
The four Middle colonies include New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and __________.
Delaware
This group of protestants wanted to purify the Church of England.
Puritans
These were laws that limited colonists from trading with other countries; they could only buy things from England.
Navigation Acts of 1660
This region of colonies had difficulty in growing crops due to poor soil and a short growing season.
New England Region
This war changed control of land in North America and helped shape the future of the American colonies.
French & Indian War
The four New England colonies include Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and __________.
Rhode Island
This powerful group united Native Americans from 6 different groups.
Iroquois League
The enlightenment thinker, John Locke, believed that people had natural rights. Two of these included __________ & __________.
Life & Liberty
This was a system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa.
Triangular Trade
This person's 1733 jury trial involved freedom of the press. The decision supported the idea that people could criticize the government through the press.
John Zenger