What was the primary motive for the colonial settlement of new England?
A search for religious freedom
What is another name for the Society of Friends?
Quakers
What kind of colony was supervised directly by the king?
Royal colony
In what year did the Pilgrims reach America?
1620
Joint-stock companies were used to form which type of colonies?
charter colonies
To what religious group did the Pilgrims belong?
Separatists
Which governor wanted his colony to be "a city upon a hill"?
John Winthrop
What was the name of the Dutch colony that was later called New York?
New Netherland
What document is generally regarded as the first written constitution drawn up in America?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Which colony created the first written constitution in America?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roger Williams believed that what should control the government?
the church
Delaware was first settled by who?
the Swedes
Which colony was settled by people from Massachusetts Bay who wanted more land?
Connecticut
Which state was heavily populated during the "Great Migration"?
Massachusetts
What was the name for those who received large grants of land in the Dutch colony?
Patroons
Which man was determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state?
Roger Williams
William Penn was considered a what?
Quaker
Which state passed an Act of Toleration guaranteeing religious freedom?
Maryland
Who was considered a "Friend" who accepted a colony as payment of a debt?
William Penn?
Which colonial city became the leading center of government and culture among the southern colonies?
Williamsburg
What was Georgia's first settlement?
Savannah
Which Lord Baltimore established a colony for Roman Catholics?
Cecilius Calvert
This man was an English general who wanted to help debtors.
James Oglethorpe
List two cash crops important to the Carolina colonies.
- Tobacco
- Rice
- Indigo
Who received the land of the former Dutch colony of New Netherland from the King of England?
James, the Duke of York
Which group demanded a strict separation of church and state matters?
Separatists
What was the economic system of Europe during the 1600s and 1700s called?
Mercantilism
Which colonies were simply given by the king to individuals or groups?
Proprietary colonies
What colony did the Pilgrims build when they were unable to travel to Jamestown?
Plymouth
Which Indian was significant in contributing to Plymouth, including teaching them how to plant corn and squash?
Squanto