New England Colonies
This colony was founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
Massachusetts
Originally called New Netherland by the Dutch in 1613, it became this English colony in 1664.
New York
Name one colony in the New England Region?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
The very first permanent English colony, founded in 1607.
What region had rocky soil and cold weather that made it hard to grow big farms.
New England
Thomas Hooker established this colony in 1636.
Connecticut
William Penn founded this colony in 1681, promoting religious tolerance.
Pennsylvania
Name two colonies in the Middle Region.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
Lord Baltimore established this colony in 1632 for Catholics.
Maryland
What region had mild weather and grew foods like wheat and oats.
Middle Colonies
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson helped found this colony known for religious tolerance.
Rhode Island
Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkley established this colony in 1664.
New Jersey
What are the 3 regions for the 13 colonies?
New England, Middle, Southern regions.
James Oglethorpe created this colony for debtors in 1732.
Georgia
Besides farming, name one natural thing Southerners sold for money.
Timber (wood) or slaves
Captain John founded this New England colony in 1638.
New Hampshire
Many people in the Middle Colonies worked with animals like cows and pigs. What word means farms that raise animals?
Livestock
What colony has two territories?
Massachussetts
The southern economy relied on these three major cash crops.
Rice, Tobacco, Indigo
What region had hot weather and rich soil that made long growing seasons.
Southern Colonies
Name two key economic activities (jobs) in New England.
Fishing, ship-building, trade, whaling, crafts (any two)
Peter Minuit founded this colony in 1638; it was later sold by the Duke of York.
Delaware
Name ALL colonies in the Southern Region.
Maryland, Virginia, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Georgia.
These two colonies were once a single colony before splitting in 1712.
North Carolina and South Carolina
This region was known for fishing and building ships.
New England