New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Colonial Life
100

What was the main reason people left England to settle in New England?

What is religious freedom?

100

What was the first name of New York when it was a Dutch colony?

What is New Netherland?

100

What was the main cash crop of Virginia?

What is tobacco?

100

What type of workers were used on Southern plantations?

What are enslaved Africans and indentured servants?

200

What was the name of the agreement the Pilgrims created before leaving the Mayflower?

What is the Mayflower Compact?

200

Who founded Pennsylvania and what religious group did he belong to?

Who is William Penn and the Quakers?

200

Who founded Maryland as a safe place for Catholics?

Who is Lord Baltimore?

200

What event is known as the first Thanksgiving?

What is the feast shared between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621?

300

Which colony was founded by the Pilgrims?

What is Plymouth?

300

What was New Jersey known for that made it different from New York?

What is its diversity of people?

300

What two crops were major in South Carolina?

What are rice and indigo?

300

What rights were given to colonists in Pennsylvania?

What are the rights to elect representatives and freedom of religion?

400

Who were the two Native Americans that helped the Pilgrims survive?

Who are Squanto and Samoset?

400

What important document did the settlers of Connecticut write?

What is the Fundamental Orders of 1638?

400

What role did Georgia play in relation to Spanish Florida?

What is it served as a buffer zone?

400

What was one reason for the conflicts between settlers and Native Americans?

What is the desire for more land?

500

What major conflict arose between settlers and Native Americans in 1675?

What is King Philip’s War?

500

Why did people in the Middle Colonies have a variety of jobs?

What is because of fertile land and trade opportunities?

500

What was the result of Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia?

What is it showed that the government needed to listen to people's demands?

500

In what ways did the geography of the Southern Colonies influence the types of crops that were grown there?

What is fertile soil and warm climate?