The New England Colonies
What are the four colonies that make up the New England Colonies?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
What are the four colonies that make up the Middle Colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
What are the four colonies that make up the Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Everyone
Who established Rhode Island and believed in separation of church and state?
Roger Williams
Who colonized this area?
English Puritans and Separatists
What was the nickname given to the Middle colonies?
The Breadbasket colonies
What group of people were supposed to work the fields on plantations but were not paid and had no rights?
African slaves
Who was educated in the Middle Colonies?
The wealthy
Who established Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Who are the Separatists?
Pilgrims
Why was trade and commerce something that the Middle colonies were known for?
They had many natural harbors and rivers
What group of people were supposed to work the fields on plantations but were given contracts to work a specific amount of time and had the right to sue their master?
Indentured Servants
Who was educated in the Southern Colonies?
The wealthy
British General James Oglethorpe established what colony as a haven for debtors?
Georgia
What economy were the New England colonies known for?
fishing, whaling, and trade
What types of communities (5) were attracted by the Middle colonies religious tolerance?
Quakers, Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Jewish communities
Agriculture or Farming
Why did the New England Colonies educate everyone?
So they could read the Bible
Who was the leader of the first settlement, Jamestown, in Virginia?
John Smith
What events took place in meetinghouses?
religious services, town meetings, and social events
What types of skilled craftsmen played an important role in the region's economy. (3)
Blacksmiths, Silversmiths, and Potters
What were the 4 main Cash Crops of the Southern colonies?
tobacco, rice, indigo, and later cotton
Which colony region had a social hierarchy?
The Southern Colonies
Who established Rhode Island because she was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for believing people should be allowed to worship/choose their own religion?
Anne Hutchinson