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Jamestown and Plymouth
Vocabulary
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
100

Who were the people who were attempting to flee England to pursue Religious freedom? 

What is a Pilgrim?

100
A person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time.
What was an Indentured Servant?
100
This group wanted a place to practice thier religious beliefs and founded the Massachusetts Bay colony (Salem, Boston)in New England. They wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
Who were the Puritans?
100
This was a group that settled in the Middle Colonies and believed that all people were equal. They refused to fight wars.
What were the Quakers?
100

What was the geography of the Southern Colonies? 

Warm most parts of the year, Ideal fertile soil, flat land,

200

This was a leader of Jamestown that improved their conditions by making the rule "If you don't work, you don't eat".

Who was John Smith?

200

A person who wanted to seperate from the Church of England?

What is a Separatist? 

200

This was the leading industry in New England?

What was shipbuilding or Fishing?

200

This cash crops grew well in the Middle Colonies and were exported. They gave these colonies the nickname the "breadbasket" colonies. 

What are wheat, grain?

200
He founded Georgia to help debtors pay back their debts.
Who was James Oglethorpe?
300

In this document, the signers agreed to make and obey fair laws

What is the Mayflower Compact?

300
All the buisnesses that make one kind of product or offer one kind of service.
What is an industry?
300

What was the main colony of Massachusetts? 

What is Plymouth?

300

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

What is William Penn? 

300

These made up a large part of the Southern economy.

What is a plantation?

400

This Powhatan tribe member helped the Jamestown settlers.

Who was Pocahontas?

400
The French started this colony to gain profits from the sale of furs to Europe.
What was Louisiana?
400

What was the Geography of the New England Colonies? 

What is rocky, cold winters, mountainous?

400

What was the geography of the Middle Colonies?

What is mild climate, cool winters, warm summers, fertile soil?

400

A large number of these were forced to work on the plantations for no pay.

What is a slave?

500

These people were attempting to find more Gold and Riches in America.

Who was the Virginia Company?

500
This was the name given to the owner of a colony.
What was a proprietor?
500

What war was fought between the Wamponoag Natives and the English colonists? 

Who was King Philip's War? 

500

This word means to not accept religious differences.

What is persecution?

500

These were cash crops exported from the Southern Colonies. (Name two)

What are tobacco, cotton