New England Colonies
Why did the Pilgrims travel to America?
For religious freedom & separate from the church of England
What is the nickname for the middle colonies?
The Breadbasket
What was the name of the first small settlement colony in the New World?
Jamestown
When the colonies were created they did not get to rely on Britain anymore, they became _______________.
Self-sufficient
What colony did the Salem Witch Trials take place in?
Massachusetts
Timber (lumber), shipbuilding and fishing
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Name three different types of cash crops
Indigo, Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar
The buying and selling of goods leading to economic development is called what?
Commerce
Name two reasons settlers came to the new world
Economic prosperity, as indentured servants, and escape religious persecution
What was the document that established Plymouth Colony's form of government?
The Mayflower Compact
Name three religious groups that settled here
Quakers, Catholics, Jews, Presbyterian, Lutherans
What group of people was brought to Georgia?
Debtors
Sometimes this can be separated by race, how much money you have, or how much land you own
Class
Name two main reasons the colonists struggled when they came to the new world.
Did not prepare for winter, did not want to put in the work, did not know how to farm, settled in a swamp, had bad water and disease.
What did Roger Williams discover? Double points if you can explain how and why he discovered it.
He founded Rhode Island because he wanted the separation of church and state and wanted native tribes to paid fairly for their lands.
What was the name of New York before it was New York?
New Amsterdam
Unlike the Puritans, most Southerners did not come to the New World seeking religious freedom. What did they seek?
Land and wealth
Charter
John Rolfe
What was the name of the first ever constitution in the United States
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Name three major industries in the Middle Colonies
Timber, Business, Farming, Blacksmith
What was the name of the government system in Virginia
House of Burgesses
This document gives the founders of the colonies the right to own the land
Patent
Which colony was a safe haven for Catholics?
Maryland