Sothern Colonies
In which Southern Colony was the first permanent English settlement established?
What is Jamestown, Virginia
What is the colony that began after about one hundred people boarded the Mayflower and came across the Atlantic Ocean?
What was the nickname given to the middle colonies because they grew a lot of wheat and were able to supply flour to England and other areas?
What is the breadbasket
Which Southern colony is technically southern because of its plantations, even though it is geographically located farther north than other colonies in the region?
What is Maryland
What is another name for the Separatist who came to Plymouth because they wanted to separate from the Church of England and create a new life where they could freely worship?
What is Pilgrims
What groups of people had already settled in the area of Manhattan island before the English colonized the area?
What is the Native Americans and the Dutch
Which Southern colony was also established as a buffer between the Spanish settlements to the south and the other English settlements to the north?
What is the name of a journey taken for religious reasons?
What is pilgrimage
What happened when Charles II put his brother James (the Duke of York) in charge of taking New Netherlands from the Dutch is 1664?
What is the Duke of York sent several warships, and the Dutch surrendered
Which Southern colony started as a safe haven for Catholics?
What is Maryland
What is the set of rules that was made to help the Pilgrims self-govern?
What is the Mayflower Compact
Name one reason the Middle Atlantic became one of the fastest growing regions in colonial America
What is their access to great waterways for trade, their rich farmland and mild climate, their religious tolerance for all people, and major cities like New York and Philadelphia that were centers for trade
Which Southern colony was started as a place for people in debtors' prisons to start a new life?
What is Georgia
What is the name of the man that became the governor of Plymouth?
What is William Bradford
Name two crops grown in the Middle Colonies
what is wheat, barley, oats, and rye