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Who named Virginia after Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who was the famous Quaker who laid out the city of “brotherly love” in 1682?
William Penn
Which state charter stated that one of their purposes was to promote the “Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God.”
Virginia
Who was banished from Boston, Massachusetts, and helped settle New Hampshire?
John Wheelwright
In 1607, Virginia was founded as the first British colony in North America, when __________ settled the village of Jamestown.
Captain John Smith
What was the name of the Native American who helped the Massachusetts pilgrims survive starvation?
Squanto
Who sought to make a Catholic colony of Maryland
George Calvert, the 1st Baron Baltimore
What is a cash crop?
Crops that are grown for selling.
The Dutch first to settled in 1631 at a trading post called Zwaanendael. What does Zwaanendael mean?
It means "swan valley".
Who first settled the colony of Connecticut?
The Dutch
American colonies were divided into what three regions?
New England, Middle, & Southern
Which immigrants brought the idea of log cabins?
Swedish immigrants
Who was formerly the governor of the Isle of Jersey and thus contributed to the naming of “New Jersey”?
Sir George Carteret
Which region was known for fishing & fur trading?
New England
Who freed debtors from English prisons & helped them settle in Savannah, Georgia?
James Oglethorpe