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100

This strict Christian group founded the colony to practice their own religion.

Who are the Puritans?

100

Pennsylvania was known for this quality, allowing Quakers, Jews, and Catholics to live together.

What is religious tolerance?

100

Founded in 1607, this was the first permanent English settlement in North America.

What is Jamestown?

100

arly on, the leader of this group sent corn to the Jamestown settlers. Without this cooperation, the Virginia colony likely would have failed due to starvation.

Who are the Powhatan?

100

this is the definition of a colony

A place that is settled by people from another country, and that is governed by the country from which they came

200

Because the soil was rocky and the winters were cold, the economy relied on this "salty" industry.

What is fishing (or whaling/shipbuilding)?

200

William Penn created what experiment in Pennsylvania

What is the Holy experiment?

200

This "cash crop" saved the Virginia economy and was grown on large farms.

What is tobacco?

200

In Massachusetts, this group of people signed an agreement with William Pynchon to share the river. This cooperation helped the colony grow by allowing both groups to trade and fish together.

Who are the Agawam?

200

Two reasons why European empires decided to colonize the New World

What is to increase wealth/opportunities, practice religious freedom, trade with indigenous people, get new land and resources

300

The New England region was not ideal for farming for these reasons

What is it has rocky soil and cold winters?

300

This person gave colonists permission to come to what is known as Pennsylvania

Who is King James?

300

Virginia was founded on the land of this Indigenous group of people

Who are the Powhatan people?

300

Conflict arose when the English shot a warrior from this specific tribe for killing a cow. This led to "King Philip’s War," which devastated many English towns and changed the region forever.

Who are the Pokanoket (part of the Wampanoag)?

300

While Massachusetts was settled by families for religious reasons, Virginia was originally settled mostly by this group for this reason.

Who are wealthy men/laborers seeking gold/profit?