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New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
European Events
Factoids from the Past
100
It was here that the Pilgrims set up the second successful colony in America and the first in New England.
What is Plymouth (Mass)?
100
This native American group called New Jersey their home.
What is the Lenape?
100
The first colony in the south and in America in general was this one
What is Virginia (or Jamestown)?
100
The conflict between King Charles I and his supporters and Parliament in the 1640s England is known as this.
What is the English Civil War
100
The Chaco people lived in this Southwest US state.
What is New Mexico?
200
This colony was the first location of many Puritan immigrants from England.
What is Massachusetts?
200
This English nobleman sought to find a place where he and his fellow Quakers could practice their religion in a holy experiment.
Who was William Penn?
200
Maryland's colonial government passed the Act of Toleration ensuring this important freedom
What is religious liberty?
200
Which side ended up winning the English Civil War, Parliament or the King?
What is Parliament?
200
The Mayflower was not supposed to make its American voyage alone but this supposedly fast ship was so leaky it had to be dismissed.
What is the Speedwell?
300
This religious group left England in droves during the Great Migration of the 1630s
Who were the Puritans?
300
The middle colonies were different from the other colonies because of this
What is their diversity?
300
King Charles II rewarded several of closest supporters with a large grant (gift) of land in America for their loyalty during his exile. Name this land
What are the Carolinas?
300
This Puritan Parliament leader seized control of England after the Civil War
Who was Cromwell?
300
The Mississippian culture in Cahokia IL, developed a solar calendar using a circle of wood posts referred to ______________ by archaeologists.
What is Woodhenge?
400
This colony, established by Roger Williams, allowed religious freedom for its citizens.
What is Rhode Island?
400
In the early 1600s these Europeans settled south New Jersey where these others settled the northern part of the state.
What were the Swedes and the Dutch?
400
This colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors.
What is Georgia?
400
The Anglo-Dutch War in 1664 between the Dutch and this other nation resulted in the seizure of New Amsterdam. (Not on test)
What is England?
400
Many of the Pilgrim Separatists who settled America were from this tiny English village with a funny sounding name.
What is Scrooby?
500
Name all New England Colonies
What are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island?
500
This small middle colony was formed in 1701 because its parent colony was tired of sharing a capital city with it. (Not on test)
What is Delaware?
500
In 1691 this Southern colony was formed because it was concerned with the lack of protection it was receiving from its leaders in Charleston.
What is North Carolina?
500
Before the English Civil War, Charles I wanted to involve England in this 17th century war which would last three decades. (Not on test)
What is the Thirty Years War?
500
In the 1400s Johannes Gutenberg developed this crucial invention which changed how the world shared information.
What is the printing press?