13 Colonies 1
This colony was a safe haven for poor people.
Georgia
This colony was originally called New Amsterdam by the Dutch.
New York
What group of people is associated with the Middle Colonies and is known for wanting religious freedom (Think oats)
Quakers
This colony wrote a document that influenced the Constitution... the founding orders of....
Conneticut
Founded by William Penn and haven for Quakers and other religious groups
Pennsylvania
The Puritans came over to the new world in search of what?
Religious Freedom
What was grown in the southern colonies?
Tobacco and cotton (cash crops)
These people were forced to work on the plantations from sunup to sundown.
Enslaved Africans
Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
Which group of colonies had a lot of farming?
The Middle Colonies
The first English child born in America was born in Roanoke. What was her name?
Virginia
Name two reasons why the Southern Colonies were founded.
Cash Crop, Safe place for Catholics or debtors
What impact did British settlement have that killed most American Indians?
DISEASES
This person established The Roanoke Colony
John Smith
What is a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country? Also called the 13....
A colony/colonies
Name two kinds of interactions took place between early explorers and American Indians?
ANY TWO: Trade, shared land, conflict over land, slave trade, formed alliances, and diseases.
What motivated British settlers to come to America?
Gold, God, and Glory
What was the document that the first Pilgrims created that set aside laws and a social code called?
The Mayflower Compact
Which of the colonies is associated with lumber?
New England Colonies