Geography & Economy
Why did rice grow well in southern Carolina?
They had wet, coastal lowlands.
Which king granted Maryland to Sir George Calvert?
Charles I
What did colonists seek when they came to the Americas?
Land/wealth; religious freedom
What is the name of the leader of the Powhatan tribe?
Powhatan
Fill in the blank: Lord Baltimore was granted possession of _________.
Maryland
Name 2 items that were exchanged between European settlers and Native Americans.
What did many proprietors generally have to acquire to settle a colony?
A charter/grant
Which religious group colonized Massachusetts?
Puritans
Which proprietor believed that the land belonged to the Native Americans and that the settlers should pay for it?
William Penn (of Pennsylvania)
Name two states that were once Southern colonies.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Name 2 crash crops that were grown in the Southern colonies.
Tobacco, indigo, & rice
What was the House of Burgesses?
the first legislature in North America elected by colonists.
What did the Quakers believe they should follow?
Their "inner light"
What were the names of the two Native Americans that helped the Pilgrims survive the winter in Plymouth?
Squanto and Samoset
Georgia was the only colony of the original 13 to what?
temporarily ban slavery