Studied by 11 peoplewhich colony is a?
New Hampshire
which colony is b?
New York
Which colony is c?
Pennsylvania
which colony is d?
Connecticut
which colony is e?
Massachusetts
which colony is F?
Rhode Island
which colony is G?
New Jersey
which colony is H?
Maryland
which colony is I?
Virginia
which colony is J?
North Carolina
which colony is K?
Delaware
which colony is L?
South Carolina
which colony is M?
Georgia
Which regional group does New Hampshire belong to
New England Colonies
Which regional group does Massachusetts belong to
New England Colonies
Which regional group does Rhode Island belong to
New England Colonies
Which regional group does Connecticut belong to
New England Colonies
Which regional group does New York belong to
Middle Colonies
Which regional group does Pennsylvania belong to
Middle Colonies
Which regional group does New Jersey belong to
Middle Colonies
Which regional group does Delaware belong to
Middle Colonies
Which regional group does Maryland belong to
Southern Colonies
Which regional group does Virginia belong to
Southern Colonies
Which regional group does North Carolina belong to
Southern Colonies
Which regional group does South Carolina belong to
Southern Colonies
Which regional group does Georgia belong to
Southern Colonies
Charter
a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony
headright
a 50 acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way to the New World
joint stock company
a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of future profits
burgess
an elected representative to an assembly
who founded roanoke for what country
Sir Walter Raleigh for England
when was roanoke founded
1585 and 1587
Where is roanoke located
present day north carolina
who was John White
he led a second group of colonists to roanoke and returned to England for supplies
what happened to roanoke
when white returned in 1540 the colonists had disappeared
what word was carved into a tree at the abandoned roanoke
croatoan
when did john white return to roanoke
1540
which colony’s colonists disappeared
roanoke
what was the first representative democracy in America called
House of Burgesses
who founded jamestown
the virginia company was given a charter by king james 1
when was jamestown founded
1607
where was jamestown
present day virginia
why was jamestown formed
to make money for its investors-joint stock company
what happened in jamestown
didnt find gold or riches they were hoping for; colonists faced starvation from only focusing on finding riches instead of creating a settlement
how did jamestown attract more settlers
the virginia company sent women to jamestown and offered people a headright
how did jamestown make a profit
john rolfe discovered that tobacco grew well in virginia; but the virginia company never made money for its shareholders; king james the took away the company’s charter to jamestown
who was the leader of jamestown
john rolfe
how were the jamestown settlers relations with the native americans
at first the settlers stole food and supplies from them to survive; but John Rolfe married pocahontas the daughter of chief Powhatan
who were the separatists
protestants who wanted to set up their own churches; some some moved to the netherlands from england to avoid persecution
why did the separatists leave to settle in the New World
they had trouble finding work in the netherlands; they felt that their children were losing their culture
what was the Mayflower compact
it set up an organized, orderly government; each signer promised to obey the laws passed
where was the mayflower compact written and signed
on the mayflower
when was the mayflower compact written and signed
in 1620 before they landed in Plymouth, MA
what is a compact
a legal written agreement
how did Wampanog help the Pilgrims
led by Squanto; they taught the Pilgrims to grow crops and showed them where to hunt and fish, but only after the Pilgrims almost died
what were the natural resources of the New England colonies
thin rocky soil with long, cold winters; ocean access; many rivers and forests
what were the jobs and industries of the new england colonies
subsistence farming; skilled craftspeople: blacksmith, gunmakers, printers; fishing; whaling; shipbuilding
what were the natural resources of the middle colonies
fertile soil; mild climate; many seaports
what were the jobs and industries of the middle colonies
cash crop: wheat ; craftspeople: carpenters ; large businesses: mines, ironworks, lumber mills
what were the natural resources in the southern colonies
rich soil; warm climate; ocean access
what were the jobs and industries of the southern colonies
cash crops: rice, tobacco, cotton; small family farms
what were the 2 colonies in masachusetts
Plymouth and Massachusetts bay
by who was the plymouth colony founded
William Bradford
when was the plymouth colony created
1620
why was the plymouth colony created
religious freedom
who founded the MA bay colony
John Winthrop
when was the MA bay colony created
1630
why was the MA bay colony created
religious freedom
who founded the NH colony
Fernando Gorges & John Mason
when was NH created
1622
why was NH created
for profit from trading/fishing
who founded connecticut
Thomas Hooker
when was connecticut founded
1636
why was connecticut created
religious/political freedoms and to expand trade
who founded RI
roger williams
when was RI founded
1636
why was RI founded
religious freedom
who was king philip
the Wampanog chief Metacom
what was king philips war
king philip led a group of native americans to fight against puritan expansion
where did the witch trials happen
salem, MA
what were the salem witch trials
young women and men were accused of witchcraft; many found guilty and put to death without a fair trial
who founded NY (and was he french dutch british or spanish)
Peter Minuit (dutch)
why was new york founded
to expand trade
who founded delaware
swedish settlers
when was delaware founded
1638
why was delaware created
to expand trade
who founded new jersey
John Berkely and George Carteret
when was new jersey founded
1664
why was new jersey founded
to expand trade & religious/political freedoms
who founded pennsylvania
William Penn
when was pennsylvania founded
1682
why was pennsylvania founded
profit from land sales & religious/political freedoms
what were the backcountry problems
new settlers from the frontier were moving onto native american’s lands
what were the quakers
a religious group
who founded virginia
John Smith
when was virginia founded
1607
why was virginia founded
trading/farming
who founded maryland
Lord Baltimore
when was maryland founded
1634
why was maryland founded
profit from land sales & religious/political freedoms
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