What Colony/Region Am I?
Key Persons
Social/Religious Aspects
Geography
Economics/Governance
100
The first permanent English settlement founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown, Virginia?
100
He played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown. He told the settlers that if they did not work they would not eat.
Who was John Smith?
100
The Puritans who undertook the voyage to the New World on the Mayflower were led by William Bradford.
Who were the Separatists or Pilgrims
100
The geography featured fertile soil, hilly coastal plains, forests, long rivers and swamp areas.
The Southern Colonies
100
The major seaport in the New England colonies.
What is Boston, Massachusetts?
200
These colonies were settled primarily for economic opportunities.
What are the Southern colonies?
200
Her views and growing reputation as a leader -- when women were not allowed to speak or teach in public -- were understood as a threat to the stability of the small colony by Puritan officials, notably Governor John Winthrop.
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
200
Any who did not conform to the Puritan beliefs were called Nonconformists or Dissenters and were severely punished. The punishments imposed on these Nonconformists and Dissenters included being fined, whipped and imprisoned. In some circumstances those who refused to adhere to the Puritan religion were banished from the colony. Who were two famous Nonconformists/Dissenters.
Who were Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson?
200
The Geography consisted of mountains thick with trees, rivers and poor rocky soil that was difficult to farm and unsuitable for crops. Coldest of the three regions, mild and short summers leading to long, cold winters but less disease than in the warmer colonies
What is New England?
200
The fish included cod, mackerel, herring, halibut, hake, bass and sturgeon. Whale oil was a valuable resource as it could be used in lamps. Farming was difficult for crops like wheat because of the poor soil but corn, pumpkins, rye, squash and beans were planted. These colonies concentrated in manufacture and focused on town life and industries such as ship building and the manufacture and export of rum.
What were the Northern Colonies?
300
Its early settlement was dominated by non-English Europeans, mostly Dutch and German, the English colonists were in the minority.
What are the Middle Colonies?
300
He was an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. His vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a hill" dominated New England colonial development, influencing the governments and religions of neighboring colonies.
Who was John Winthrop?
300
Region where the colonists from different countries in Europe adhered to various religions including Roman Catholic, Jewish, Lutheran, Protestant, Anglican, Quakers and Presbyterians. Religious diversity had become a dominant part of religion in the colonies and colonial life.
What are the middle colonies?
300
Natural Resources: Fish, whales, forests.
What is New England?
300
Major seaports in the Middle Colonies.
What are New York and Philadelphia?
400
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
What are the Middle Colonies?
400
An English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends, he founded of the Province of Pennsylvania, and was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans.
Who was William Penn?
400
Religion: Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and others.
What are the Middle Colonies?
400
Natural Resources: Fish, forests (timber) and good agricultural land, farming was important. Exported agricultural products to other colonies.
What are the Southern Colonies?
400
Trade / Exports: Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo (dye), lumber, furs, farm products.
What are the Southern Colonies?
500
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What are the Southern Colonies?
500
He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia in 1611.
Who was John Rolfe?
500
They lasted for three months and resulted in 100-200 arrests, 19 people were sentenced to death by hanging, one old man was pressed to death under heavy stones, one man was stoned to death and two dogs were executed as suspected accomplices.
What are the Salem Witchcraft Trials?
500
Natural Resources: Good farmland, timber, furs and coal. Iron ore was a particularly important natural resource.
What are the Middle Colonies?
500
Trade in these colonies was based on cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, sugar and rice.
What are the Southern colonies?
600
Massachusetts
Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Connecticut
New Hampshire
What are the New England Colonies?
600
She was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribes in the Tidewater region of Virginia. In 1616, she travelled to London with her husband where she was presented to English society as an example of the "civilized savage" in hopes of stimulating investment in the Jamestown settlement.
Who was Pocahantas?
600
This region was not dominated by a single religion which gave way to more liberal attitudes and some religious freedom. They were predominantly Anglicans and Baptists
What are the Southern Colonies?
600
The rich fertile soil was good for farming. These colonies had mild winters and warm summers. The growing season was longer than in New England because there was more sun and lots of rain. There were many long, wide rivers that were used to ship goods to other colonies.
What were the middle colonies?
600
A colony ruled or administered by officials responsible to and appointed by the reigning sovereign of Great Britain. These Colonies had a representative assembly elected by the people.
What is a Royal Colony?
700
This region was the most diverse religiously, culturally, and demographically.
What were the middle colonies?
700
He founded this colony named for England's last Catholic Queen as a refuge for Catholics.
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, Maryland.
700
They practiced a strict and austere moral code, the ideology of the 'City on the Hill' and the concept of a Utopian society. They sought religious freedom but did not practice religious toleration.
Who were the Puritans?
700
These colonies enjoyed warm climate with hot summers and mild winters. Geography ranged from coastal plains in the east to piedmont farther inland. The westernmost regions were mountainous. The soil was perfect for farming and the growing season was longer than in any other region. Hot summers, however, propagated diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.
What are the Southern Colonies?
700
Territories granted by the English Crown to one or more proprietors who had full governing rights.
What are Proprietary Colonies?
800
This town is founded in 1670 by the second sons of English colonist from Barbados.
What is Charles Town
800
Charles Towne is named for him.
Who is King Charles II of England?
800
They believed that people could have a direct relationship with God, and that women were spiritually equal to men. They rejected elaborate religious ceremonies, taxes, and mandatory church attendance. Quakers were pacifists and refused to sign legal papers.
Who were the Quakers?
800
Susceptible to yellow fever, malaria, and other tropical diseases.
What were the Southern Colonies?
800
Colonies with a written document from the sovereign power of a country that bestowed certain rights, franchises, or privileges.
What are Charter Colonies?