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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
100
Who discovered Massachusetts?
Separatists and puritans
100
Who discovered New Hampshire?
John Mason
100
Who discovered Rhode Island?
Giovanni de Verazzano
100
Who discovered New York?
Giovanni de Verezzano
100
Who discovered Pennsylvania?
William Penn
200
What native American was vital to the survival of Massachusetts?
Squanto
200
When was New Hampshire discovered?
1630
200
When was Rhode Island discovered?
1524
200
When was New York discovered?
1524
200
When was Pennsylvania discovered?
1682
300
How many people were killed during the Salem witch trials?
20-25 depending on jail deaths
300
Why was New Hampshire founded?
It was founded as a fishing village in 1623
300
Why was Rhode Island founded?
Settled by colonists forced out of Massachusetts
300
Why was New York founded?
It wasn't founded for a specific purpose other than expanding land
300
Why was Pennsylvania founded?
It was granted to Penn as a payment of debt
400
Why was Massachusetts named Massachusetts?
A native american tribe named Massachusett lived there originally
400
Why was New Hampshire named New Hampshire?
After an English country named Hampshire
400
What colonies border Rhode Island?
Connecticut to the West and Massachusetts to the North and East
400
From which Indian tribe did colonists buy Manhattan?
Manhattan(s)
400
What Native American tribes were native to Pennsylvania?
Dominantly the Lenni Lenape and Chippewa
500
Whose statue is in the Boston Commons?
Mary Dyer
500
How many years has the land that is now New Hampshire been inhabited?
12,000 years
500
What was the population of Rhode Island in 1636?
1,800-2,000
500
In numerical order, New York was the ___ colony founded?
8th
500
How much money was owed to Penn?
16,000 Euros