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Who started the colony of Georgia?
Poor people and debtors.
What made South Carolina successful?
A large port, fertile farmland, and the Indigo flower.
What was the main source of money for North Carolina?
Lumber and tobacco.
What is commission?
The authority to lead soldiers.
How did Governor Berkeley of Virginia feel about Native Americans?
He thought we should be friends with them unless they are our enemy.
Who was Nathaniel Bacon?
A rebellious leader from Virginia.
Which family did the Calvert family have border troubles with?
The Penn family.
How did the Calverts get people to move to their colony?
They gave each settler 100 acres.
Who did Sir Calvert get to run the colony of Maryland?
His brothers.
Sir George Calvert was the owner of the Maryland colony. What was his official title?
Lord Baltimore.
What law did William Penn make in Pennsylvania?
Only Quakers could live there.
What were the beliefs of the Quakers?
Everyone is equal, you should never fight, people can choose their own religion.
Who was Sir George Carteret?
One of the governors of New Jersey.
Who took New Jersey from the Dutch?
The English.
What was the area of New Jersey originally called?
New Netherlands.
What people came to live in New York?
The Dutch, Germans, and Swedes.
What is a proprietary colony?
A colony where an owner bought all the land and makes the rules.
Who were the Patroons?
Wealthy landowners who governed regions of New York.
What was New York originally called?
New Amsterdam.
Who originally owned the area of New York?
The Dutch.
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
A woman put on trial for heresy because she spoke out about religion in Massachusetts Bay.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A set of rules made by the Pilgrims.
Who were the "strangers" on the Mayflower?
People that were not Pilgrims.
What is a Pilgrim?
A person who moves to a new place for religious reasons.
Who were the Separatists?
People that wanted to start a new religion.
Who were the Puritans?
People that wanted to change their religion.
What does the word persecute mean?
To harm or harass someone because of their religion.
What does the word dissent mean?
To disagree with a common belief.
What was the official church of England?
Anglican.
Why didn't tobacco from Jamestown sell very well at first?
It tasted too bitter.
Why did farmers let the soil wait three years before they could replant tobacco?
Tobacco used too many nutrients from the soil.
What was the most important crop in Jamestown
Tobacco
What was the historical relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas?
She saved his life and they became friends.
What were some problems faced by the colonists at Jamestown?
Many starved to death or died of illness.
What was the relationship like between Jamestown colonists and the Native Americans?
It started off well, but the colonists wanted too much from them.
Why is the word Croatoan important to the Roanoke colony?
It was carved into a post in the colony and is the only evidence of what happened to the colonists.
Why is Roanoke a unique colony?
The colonists vanished with little evidence on where they went.
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