Vocabulary
What is a settlement?
small, newly built community built by settlers in a new territory
What was the New England region known for?
Religious freedom!
Which colony is known as the "lost colony" and WHY?
What colonies are in the Middle region? (Hint: 4)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
What colony was founded to protect Quakers?
What does it mean to be democratic?
a form of government when the PEOPLE get a say
What was the Middle region known for?
Diverse!
Why couldn't Captain John White return back to Roanoke?
War between England and Spain
What colonies are in the New England region? (hint: 4)
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
What colony had a lot of minerals (iron/coal)?
Pennsylvania
What was a plantation?
a large farm to grow cash crops
What was the Southern region known for?
Making money!
What did the settlers of Plymouth come in search of?
Religious freedom
Why was Rhode Island founded?
to offer religious freedom to ALL
Why did the economies of the colonial regions differ from one another?
What was the Triangular Trade?
Trade of resources between England, Africa, and North America
What region was most known for shipbuilding, whaling, and small farming?
New England region
What problems did Jamestown have with the land when they arrived?
Wet, swampy land with bad water
Why was Georgia founded?
To help debtors avoid jail AND to stop the Spanish from moving North into Georgia
What colony was most known for NOT being democratic?
New York
What was the Mayflower Compact?
a set of rules written by the Pilgrims to help them live peacefully
What region was most known for cold winters, mild summers, and including everyone!
Middle region
Which group of people was Massachusetts (Plymouth) founded to protect?
Puritans
What colonies were in the Southern region? (Hint: 5)
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams founded which colony?
Rhode Island