Colony/Settlement
City founded by William Penn
Pennsylvania
City that became the capital of Virginia in 1699
Williamsburg
First black woman writer in America to publish a book
Phillis Wheatley
A type of school common in the Southern colonies; often held in a shabby building in an old field
Old-field school
Columbus discovered the New World
1492
First major settlement in Connecticut
Hartford
Georgia's first settlement
Savannah
John Rolfe
Spiritual revival from about 1730-1760
Great Awakening
Pilgrims founded Plymouth, Massachusetts
1620
Dutch colony that today is New York (state)
New Netherland
South Carolina's first permanent settlement
Charleston
Founder of Maryland
George Calvert
Henry Hudson's ship
Half Moon
Puritans founded Massachusetts Bay Colony
1630
Dutch settlement that today is New York City
New Amsterdam
First settlement in Maryland
St. Mary's City
Leader of the Wampanoags; made a treaty with the Pilgrims and shared the first Thanksgiving
Chief Massasoit
Two small ships that brought the Catholic settlers to Maryland
Ark and Dove
English settlers founded Jamestown, Virginia
1607
City in Delaware founded by the Swedes
Fort Christina
Settlement founded by Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley
New Jersey
Founder of Georgia
James Oglethorpe
The first written constitution in America?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Ole' Deluder Satan Act passed
1947