Reasons for Exploration
New England
Middle Colonies and More
The Southern Colonies
Representative Government and Distance from England
100

Europeans colonized the New World for a variety of reasons including gaining wealth, growing their empire and spreading this.

What is Christianity (or Catholicism)?

100

This watery industry was possible due to New Englands access to the ocean and their ability to build ships. It provided things like food, lamp oil and even an ingredient in perfume! 

What is fishing and whaling?

100
Known as "the breadbasket," the middle colonies made money exporting wheat, barley and this delicious breakfast grain. 
What are oats?
100

The south made their money growing these. They included crops such as cotton and indigo.

What are cash crops? 

100

This first representative body in the colonies was created to help keep the peace in Jamestown and others.

What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?

200

The French claimed large areas of present day Canada and made money by doing this with Native Americans.

What is fur trade?
200

Lots of trees provided the materials for this industry.

What is lumber milling?
200

This group was known for being peaceful, believing in equality and being the first abolitionist/anti slavery group in the colonies. 

Who are the Quakers?

200

This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore as a haven for Catholics.

What is Maryland?

200

Signed in 1620, it is the first example of self government in the colonies. This social contract declared that colonists would declare majority rule to make decisions. 

What is the Mayflower Compact?

300
The English colonies were exclusively located on the seabord of this Ocean.

What is the Atlantic?

300

Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson founded this colony so that they (and others) could practice their religious beliefs freely.

What is Rhode Island?

300

He founded his namesake colony of Pennsylvania as a place for his group to practice their religion freely. He kind of resembles the guy on the oatmeal package...

Who is William Penn?
300

This trade network developed because plantation owners needed more labor to produce cash crops.

What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
300

It was the first written constitution in the colonies. It allowed non-church members the ability to vote.

What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?


400

This country created missions to covert Native Americans to Catholicism and wanted to expand their empire.

Who is Spain?

400
This geographic feature is the reason that they couldn't grow cash crops in England. 

What is rocky soil?

400

When Columbus left Europe he was looking for this.

What is a trade route to Asia?

400

Founded in 1607 to make a profit for investors. They made them lots of cash by growing tobacco. 

What is Jamestown?

400

This religious movement promoted by Jonathan Edwards included passionate outdoor revivals and helped to enourage the colonists belief that political authority should come from the people rather than the king.

What is the First Great Awakening?

500

This icy and directionaly named waterway was a route to Asia that explorers continued to search for years. It could also be the name of one of Kim Kardashians children.

What is the Northwest Passage?

500

He founded Connecticut as a place where people could vote even if they weren't members of the church.

Who is Thomas Hooker?

500

New York and Philadelphia became major ones of these?

What are shipping centers?

500

James Oglethorpe founded this colony as a place for debtors and criminals to pay for what they had done. 

What is Georgia?

500

This economic system was used by England to gain wealth. It required that all trade must be through England and that colonies could not trade directly with other nations. 

What is mercantilism?