New England Colonies
Native Americans that helped Jamestown in the beginning
Powhatan
William Penn
Which is the name of the first official town in the Colonies and in what colony was located?
Jamestown, Virginia
The law that put a tax on all printed paper
Stamp act
Christopher Columbus's nationality
Italian
Who were the first settlers of Massachusetts and where were they from?
Pilgrims from England
Previous name of New York colony
New Amsterdam
Settlers moved to this colony to protect South Carolina from Spanish attacks
Georgia
act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of the colonists.
Quarterin Act 1765
What was the French goals for money in the Americas
Fur Trade
Which colony was founded by Thomas Hooker?
Connecticut
What was the main economic activity of New York and Delaware?
The fur trading
What colony was founded by the Dutch ?
New Netherlands (New York)
A tax on items imported into the colonies, including paper, lead, tea, and paint.
Townsend Act
The passage that brought slaves to the new world
Middle passage
What was the colony started by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
What were the middle colonies known as, because their main crops were wheat , corn, barley and oats?
The Breadbasket
Which colonies were named after King Charles I?
The Carolines
a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor (December 16, 1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians
Boston Tea Party 1773
The laws that made the colonies trade with only England ?
Navigation Acts
First colony in Massachusetts?
Plymouth
In what colony were the Quakers the first settlers?
Pennsylvania
What city started by William Penn is know as the "city of Brotherly love"?
Philadelphia
The act that was a response to Boston for tea party
Intolerable Acts
England economic theory and system from the 16th to the 18th centuries in which governments regulated trade to build national wealth
Mercantilism