Early explorers were looking for a "Northwest Passage" that would allow them a shorter route to _______.
Asia for spices
Founder of Jamestown
John Smith
funded Columbus's expeditions
Queen Isabella of Spain
#11
North Carolina - Raleigh
#6
Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
Quakers
Farming system that developed in the southern colonies and required intense labor.
Plantations
Established in the hopes of blocking attacks from the Spanish in Florida.
Georgia
#5
New York - Albany
#7
New Jersey - Trenton
"If you don't work, you don't eat."
John Smith
Established and surrendered New Amsterdam to the British without a fight.
The Dutch.
They established Plymouth after leaving England due to religious persecution.
Pilgrims
#3
Rhode Island - Providence
#2
Massachusetts - Boston
Credited as the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
Why was Maryland established?
for Catholics to practice their religion freely
Main reason people signed up to become indentured servants...
for passage/transportation to the colonies
#1
New Hampshire - Concord
#4
Connecticut - Hartford
main reason why colonial farmers settled near oceans or other waterways
transportation of products was easier and more accessible
Pennsylvania's southern counties, which eventually separated from Pennsylvania and created this colony
Delaware
Established Pennsylvania for the pacifist group called Quakers.
William Penn
#8
Delware - Dover
#9
Maryland - Annapolis