People
Who founded Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
What was the first permanent British settlement?
Jamestown
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Thomas Hooker believed who should have the right to vote?
ALL men
What year did the settlement in Rhode Island start?
1631
Which female religious leader was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Portsmouth?
Anne Hutchinson
Which European nation took New Amsterdam from the Dutch and made it an important trade-based colony in its empire?
England
What was New Netherland known for?
They should be separate
What year did the settlement in Connecticut start?
1636
Who was given land from King Charles II, and made it a safe haven for the Quakers?
William Penn
What did Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson have in common?
Both were considered dissenters and were banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
What colony was founded to "support all the useless poor"?
What religion led William Penn to found Pennsylvania?
What year did the settlement in New Netherlands (New York) start?
1621
Who talked King George II into founding a colony for the "useless poor people"?
James Oglethorpe
Why was Georgia often referred to as a "debtor colony"?
Many of its original colonists came from debtor prisons
Which colony was known for being tolerant of both Native Americans and different religions?
Pennsylvania
Why did Anne Hutchinson get banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
What year did the settlement in Pennsylvania start?
1681
Which colonist sought separation of church and state and eventually founded the Providence Plantation?
Roger Williams
Who was a liaison and diplomat between the settlers and native tribes?
Squanto
Which two colonies were founded by individuals seeking religious freedom? (Not Plymouth or Massachusetts Bay)
Rhode Island and Connecticut
How did the Mayflower Compact, the Virginia House of Burgess, and New England town hall meetings influence American government?
They established a tradition of self-government
What year did the settlement in Georgia start?
1733