Colonial Challenges
Key Figures
Colonial Economy
Government & Laws
Geography & Settlement
100

What were two major challenges faced by Jamestown settlers?

What is disease and lack of food?

100

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

Who is William Penn?

100

What were large farms in the Southern Colonies called?

What are plantations?

100

What document was the first form of self-government created by the Pilgrims?

What is the Mayflower Compact?

100

What were the three colonial regions?

What are New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies?

200

What crop helped Jamestown survive economically?

What is tobacco?

200

What leader helped Jamestown survive by enforcing the rule "If you don’t work, you don’t eat"?

Who is John Smith?

200

What were the three major cash crops of the Southern Colonies?

What are tobacco, rice, and indigo?

200

What was the first elected legislature in the 13 colonies?

What is the House of Burgesses?

200

What type of land and climate did the Southern Colonies have?

What is warm weather, fertile soil, and a long growing season?

300

Why did the Puritans leave England to start the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

What is religious freedom?

300

Who was the leader of the Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Who is John Winthrop?

300

Why were the Middle Colonies nicknamed the "Breadbasket Colonies"?

What is because they grew a lot of wheat and grains?

300

What type of government did the Puritans have in Massachusetts Bay Colony?

What is a theocracy?

300

Why did many settlers move to the Middle Colonies?

What is religious freedom and economic opportunities?

400

How did the geography of New England make farming difficult?

What is rocky soil and a cold climate?

400

Which leader encouraged fair dealings with Native Americans in Pennsylvania?

Who is William Penn?

400

What industry was important to the economy of the New England Colonies besides farming?

What is shipbuilding and fishing?

400

In Massachusetts, who was allowed to vote?

Who were white, land-owning men in the church?

400

How did colonists use rivers in the Middle Colonies?

What is for transportation and trade?

500

Which colony was known for offering religious tolerance and was founded by Roger Williams?

What is Rhode Island?

500

Which minister started Rhode Island after being banished from Massachusetts?

Who is Roger Williams?

500

What was the name for goods produced specifically to be sold for profit?

What are cash crops?

500

What was a charter in colonial times?

What is a document that gave settlers the right to establish a colony?

500

What major geographic feature helped the development of trade in the Middle Colonies?

What are natural harbors and rivers?