the group of people that chose to separate themselves from the Anglican Church
Separatists
What the colony of Rhode Island advocated for
separation of church and state
the leader of the Connecticut colony
Thomas Hooker
what the colony of Pennsylvania was referred to as
"Holy Experiment"
the colony that arose from overcrowding from Massachusetts
Connecticut
the founder of the colony of Pennsylvania; a famous Quaker
William Penn
the two men who were given the land that would become the colony of New Jersey
Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkely
the Indian who spoke English and helped the Pilgrims to plant corn and squash
Squanto
the colonists of Pennsylvania known as the "Society of Friends" who viewed all people equal and everyone has an "inner light" telling them God's will
Quakers
The Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Name one difficulty Europeans had when attempting to colonize.
Possible answers: (1) how to pay for voyages, (2) struggled to survive the long trip, (3) dealt with hunger, sickness, and a lack of organized government
the colony that was established by eight English noblemen from King Charles II
The Carolinas
the colony established because of persecution in England
Pennsylvania
the area Henry Hudson called what would be New York
New Netherland
the capital of the Virginia colony
Williamsburg
major cash crops of the Southern colonies
tobacco, rice, and indigo
granted by the king to each joint-stock company that contained rules as to where a colony was located and how it would be administered
charter
the founder of the Rhode Island colony
Roger Williams
the colony that is home of the first permanent settlement in America
Virginia
the type of colony the king took direct control
royal colony
the colony founded by people searching for religious freedom
Massachusetts
the type of colony Virginia was changed to
royal colony
the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
This was passed in 1649 that guaranteed religious freedom in Maryland to all who believed in the Trinity
Act of Toleration
one of the best-known joint-stock companies; part of this company financed Jamestown
Virginia Company
the colony established by the Pilgrims in 1620
Plymouth
Name three physical hardships the colonists had to face in the New World.
(1) lacked food and shelter, (2) sickness and diseases, (3) relations with Indians, (4) had to learn to support themselves, (5) had to form a new culture
The Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
the city of Charleston became an important __ center.
commercial
the colony settled by the Swedes in the 1630s
Delaware
the first representative government established in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
General Court
the area colonists settled which is present-day New York City
New Amsterdam
the colony established by former Puritans in 1631
Rhode Island
the economic system that measured wealth by how much gold and silver a nation possessed
mercantilism
the capital of the Pennsylvania colony; means "city of brotherly love"
Philadelphia
the last of the thirteen colonies to be established
Georgia
two governors of New York
Peter Minuit and Peter Stuyvesant
land bought from the Indians that became the present-day capital of Rhode Island
Providence
the founder of the colony of Maryland
Cecilius Calvert
the name for the colony of Delaware
New Sweden
the person the colony of New York was named after
the Duke of York, the king of England's brother
who the land "Carolina" was named after
King Charles II
Explored the land that became the New York colony
Henry Hudson
an infamous pirate known for his long, black beard that was twisted together
Blackbeard (Edward Teach)
the colony established shortly after the Dutch surrendered New Netherland to the English
New Jersey
Two things the Virginia colony became the leading center for
government and culture
the type of colony governed by a charter granted by a king
charter colony
the group of people who hoped to purify the Anglican Church of the Roman Catholic practices and ceremonies
Puritans
the ship the Pilgrims sailed over on
Mayflower
An English-speaking Indian that the Pilgrims met
Samoset
The Indian chief that interacted with the Pilgrims
Massasoit
a group of Separatists that left Europe and established the Plymouth Colony
Pilgrims
the colony established by the Puritans in 1630
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Another name for the Church of England
Anglican Church
the governor of the Plymouth Colony in 1621
William Bradford
the colony established by thirty families from the Netherlands in 1624
New York
What two people groups who claimed the Middle Colonies
Dutch and Swedes
the town in the Carolinas that was named after the king
Charleston
the first written constitution in America
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
the founder of the Georgia colony
James Olgelthorpe
the colony of Virginia became the center for this in the New World
Anglicanism
By what two groups of people was the colony of Massachusetts founded?
separatists and puritans
Connecticut's nickname
the Constitution State
The New England colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
Three things the colony of New Jersey offered colonists
cheap land, full religious liberty, and some self-government
the colony that became the most prosperous in North America
Pennsylvania
the society the Massachusetts Bay Colony tried to promote
godly; valued the Bible and education
The three types of colonies
charter, royal, and proprietary
the colony established in 1679 due to overcrowding
New Hampshire
corporations of Englishmen who pooled money and allowed others to buy shares of stock; funded the colonies
joint-stock companies
In 1664, the colony of New York passed peacefully into the hands of who?
English
the document the Pilgrims signed which established the first self-government in the New World
Mayflower Compact
the type of colony given to an individual by a king
proprietary colony
the present-day capital of Connecticut and founded by Thomas Hooker
Hartford
city in the Georgia colony established in 1733
Savannah
the purpose for the Georgia colony
used as a buffer zone to keep Spanish at bay and a home for debtors
this colony was established by Catholics
Maryland
a group religiously persecuted people the colony of Pennsylvania attracted
German
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