13 Colonies I
13 Colonies II
13 Colonies III
13 Colonies IV
13 Colonies V
100
What is Colony #13?
Georgia
100
What is Colony #5?
New York
100
What is Colony #7?
New Jersey
100
What is Colony #10?
Virginia
100
What is Colony #6?
Pennsylvania
200
The Puritans came over to the new world in search of what?
Religious freedom
200
What was grown in the Southern Colonies? Name at least two items.
Tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton (cash crops)
200
Name the Middle Colonies (Postal Codes are accepted).
New York (NY), Pennsylvania (PA), New Jersey (NJ), and Delaware (DE)
200
Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
200
What was the first permanent settlement in America?
Jamestown
300
They grew many grains like wheat, barley, rye, and corn. What colony is also know as the "breadbasket" colony?
The Middle Colonies
300
What ocean was crossed to reach the colonies from England?
Atlantic Ocean
300
Name two reasons why the Southern Colonies were founded.
Cash crops and a safe place for Catholics (or anyone with different faiths)
300
Which region was originally settled by the Dutch rather than the English?
Middle Colonies
300
The two religious groups in the New England colony were (fill in blank) and (fill in blank).
Pilgrims and Puritans
400
Which of the colonies is associated with whaling, lumber, and religious freedom?
New England Colonies
400
New England colonists became well-known for (fill in blank) and (fill in blank) because they could not grow a lot of crops.
Fishing and shipbuilding
400
What motivated British settlers to come to America?
Freedom of religion and economic wealth (money)
400
What group of people are associated with the Middle Colonies and is known for wanting equal rights?
Quakers
400
What colony had very strict religious rules and forced people to follow those rules or leave?
Massachusetts
500
What is a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country called?
A colony
500
Plantations required many workers. What 2 types of workers did they mostly use?
African slaves and indentured servants
500
Why was enslavement a more common practice in the South than in the Middle and New England Colonies?
The other regions didn't rely on cash crops (which were grown on plantations)
500
What was the second permanent English colony in America?
Plymouth Colony
500
Name the Southern Colonies (Postal Codes are accepted).
Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Georgia (GA)