New England Colonies
1. Massachusetts
2. New Hampshire
3. Rhode Island
4. Connecticut
What colonies made up the Middle Colonies?
1. New York
2. Pennsylvania
3. Delaware
4. New Jersey
What were the names of the Southern Colonies?
1. Maryland
2. Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. South Carolina
5. Georgia
What is the name of the line of latitude that separates the northern colonies from the southern colonies?
Mason-Dixon Line
Quaker
True or False:
The rocky soil in the New England colonies was great for farming.
False
The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam would eventually be changed to what new name?
New York
What were large farms in the Southern Colonies known as?
Plantations
What was England's first permanent colony in the New World?
Jamestown
Why were the Pilgrims known as separatists?
They wanted to separate from the Anglican Church.
The New England colonies exported this important natural resource to England that was also used to build homes and ships.
Lumber
What nickname did the Middle Colonies get since they were able to grow wheat, rye, and corn?
The Breadbasket Colonies
The Southern colonies' economy was based on this.
Farming/Agriculture
Nathaniel Bacon organized a group of men who tried to burn down the capital of Jamestown. What did this rebellion become known as?
Bacon's Rebellion
For what faith did Maryland provide religious freedom?
Catholic
This was used by New Englanders as fuel for lamps.
Whale oil
What does the word Pennsylvania mean?
Penn's Woods
What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?
Tobacco
How did John Smith get the colonists in Virginia to work? What was his policy?
You don't work, you don't eat!
What is the definition of religious tolerance?
Allowing people to practice any religion without being persecuted against.
This group wanted to purify the Church of England and came to the New World in search of a place that they could practice their religion without being persecuted.
Puritans
What was William Penn's relationship with Native Americans?
He believed that Native Americans should be treated with respect and paid for their land.
Why were there fewer towns and cities in the Southern Colonies?
Farming/large plantations took up most of the land
What plan did James Oglethorpe have for the colony of Georgia?
Provide a place for debtors from England
Roger William’s ideas form the basis of what two important American ideals?
Freedom of Religion and Separation of church and state.