New England Colonies
A religious group who wanted to change the Church of England and made up the majority in the New England colonies.
Who are the Puritans?
This person was the first to establish a colony in Providence, Rhode Island, which allowed for freedom of religion.
Who is Roger Williams?
The original name of the settlement that later became New York City, before the English took over.
What is New Amsterdam?
King Charles II gave this man land as payment for a debt owed to his father, leading to the founding of Pennsylvania.
Who is William Penn?
The valuable crops of rice, tobacco, and this blue dye were grown on the large plantations of the Carolinas.
What is indigo?
The name of the company that wealthy Puritans used to obtain a charter and govern themselves in the New World.
What is the Massachusetts Bay Company?
This woman was put on trial and forced to leave the Puritan colony because she believed each person could understand the Bible on their own.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
These wealthy Dutch men were offered large land grants to bring 50 people to the New Netherland colony.
What are patroons?
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, founded Maryland as a safe haven for members of this specific religion.
What is Catholicism (or Catholic)?
The year in which the Carolina colony was formally split into North and South Carolina.
What is 1792?
The name of the first governor elected by the Puritans, who arrived with plenty of supplies and livestock.
Who is John Winthrop?
This person disagreed with the Puritans, believing churches should be independent, and led followers to start a farming settlement in Connecticut.
Who is Thomas Hooker?
This English Duke was given the land of New Netherland by his brother, King Charles, leading to the renaming of the colony and city.
Who is the Duke of York?
Passed in 1649, this act was proposed by Lord Baltimore to ensure the tolerance of different religions in Maryland.
What is the Toleration Act?
The British general who had the idea to send debtors to start the Georgia colony.
Who is General Oglethorpe?
The year that Harvard College was established in the New England colonies to help educate children to read the Bible.
What is 1636?
This war, starting in 1637, led to hundreds of Native Americans being killed or enslaved as colonists ignored their rights.
What is the Pequot War?
A major geographic feature in the Middle Colonies that helped them develop strong economies for agriculture.
What are rivers (or a natural harbor)?
Unlike most other colonies, this specific colony was an idea for Catholics to live alongside people of this other major Christian denomination.
Who are the Protestants?
The king for whom the Georgia colony was named.
What is King George II?
The contract all Puritans had to sign, stating they would follow the rules of the community.
What is a covenant?
The nickname for the Wampanoag leader Metacomet, who started a year-long war with settlers in 1675.
Who is King Phillip?
The Dutch West India Company ensured this key feature for New Amsterdam, making it very popular with traders and sailors from across the globe.
What is diversity (or tolerance)?
William Penn's land grant was given to him to pay off a debt owed to his father by this English monarch.
Who is King Charles II?
The purpose of the Georgia colony was to serve as this kind of "buffer" between English, Spanish, and French territories.