Reasons for starting colonies
Representative government
The Three Regions
Colonial Government
Massachusetts
100
The colony of Jamestown gained its charter for this reason.

What is "economic gain"?

100

the definition of representative government is this.

How do you "elect someone to make laws for you?"

100
The soil of the northern colonies has a quality that makes it bad for farming

What is rocky soil?

100

The pilgrims wrote this self-government style document

what is the Mayflower Compact?
100

Massachusetts was founded on this principal of government 

What is Freedom of religion?

200

The colony that was started for Religious freedom by pilgrims.

Where is Plymouth?

200
This founding document was the first constitution written in America

What is "the fundamental orders of Connecticut?" 

200

the middle colonies experienced this kind of weather

What is moderate?

200

The House of Burgesses was the start of this kind of government

What is representative government?

200

The Massachusetts economy primarily was made up of these two business

Ship building and fishing

300

In order to practice freely the Catholics fled to start this colony that shares the reason for settlement as Massachusetts

Where is "Maryland"

300

Town Hall meetings, The Mayflower Compact, and Distance from London all had an effect on the Colonist.

What is "causes of representative government?"

300
The climate and soil of the southern colonies

What is warm humid climate and fertile soil?

300

Distance from Britain and English traditions created this idea for the colonist.

what is "establishing representative government"

300

Massachusetts has what geographical feature that helped its early economy

What are natural harbors

400

Quaker's created this colony for religious freedom

What is the "penn Colony"

400

The Quakers pioneered this part of Representative government

What is electing representatives 

400

The southern colony used enslaved people on these large farms

What is a plantation?

400

The House of burgess created this part of the current US government that tries to balance power 

What are checks and balances?

400

The Puritans founded Massachusetts for the same reason as what other current US state?

Where is Maryland?

500

Anne Hutchinson, Rodger William, and Thomas Hooker all lived in this colony 

Where is Massachusetts 

500
This English philosopher promoted ideas of representative government.

Who is John Locke?

500

The towns of Boston, New York and Charleston all had early economic booms because of this geographical feature and this place.

What are Natural Harbors and Trade Markets?

500

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut created this addition to representative government

What are "elected representatives?"

500

Thomas Hooker fled Massachusetts for this reason

What is freedom of religion