Southern Colonies
What was the first successful crop grown in Jamestown?
Tobaco
What religious group found safe haven in Pennsylvania and encouraged other religions to come there too?
Quakers
What group of settlers in New England do we associate the holiday of Thanksgiving with?
the Pilgrims
Who was the Native American woman who helped settlers at Jamestown survive a tough winter?
Pochantas
What trade attracted the French to the New World?
Fur Trade
What two crops were grown successfully in South Carolina during this era?
Rice & Indigo
The Quakers took a strong stand against what during colonial times?
Slavery
What religious group was found in New England and did not tolerate outsiders?
Puritans
Who married Pochantas?
John Rolfe
What were the "Three Gs" that attracted the Spanish?
Gold, Glory, God
Which colony acted as a "buffer" to Spanish Florida and served as a prison colony for debtors?
Georgia
What group of people settled in New Amsterdam?
the Dutch
What town did the famous witch trials take place in where 19 people and 1 dog was executed?
Salem
Lord Baltimore is BEST associated with what colony?
Maryland
Which British region was BEST known for shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling?
New England
The first self-government called the House of Burgesses was founded in what colony?
Virginia
New Amsterdam eventually was taken over by the British and changed its name to what?
New York
Why was education important to the Puritans?
Wanted to read the Bible
William Penn is BEST associated with what colony?
Pennsylvania
Which British Colonial Region was BEST known for the plantation system?
Southern Colonies
Which colony acted as a "Catholic Haven"?
Maryland
What kind of crops were grown in the Middle Colonies?
Wheat, rye, barley
What self government declaration did the Pilgrims sign to set up their self government?
Mayflower Compact
Who was the Puritan leader who gave the famous "City Upon a Hill" speech?
John Winthrop
Which British colonial region had the MOST diverse religions?
Middle Colonies