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13 Colonies

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  • What was the name of the first English settlement in North America?
    Jamestown
  • Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia were the what colonies?
    Southern Colonies
  • Why did so many of John Smiths friends die in the first year?
    They didn't spend enough time growing food and they starved
  • What did children often drink for breakfast?
    cold beer
  • New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware were the what colonies
    The Middle Colonies
  • What crop boosted the economy and quality of life in Jamestown?
    Tobacco
  • Which colonies were known for fishing and shipbuilding?
    The New England Colonies
  • Captain John Smith and his _______ friends started a settlement in Virginia
    Wealthy
  • What did the Virginia colonists call their government?
    The House of Burgesses
  • What city did the Puritans found?
    Boston
  • Who sent 100 men to the New World to search for gold?
    King James
  • What created peace temporarily between the colonists and the Powhatan natives?
    The marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe
  • Why did the settlers come to the colonies?
    To gain wealth and have a better life
  • Where did the Pilgrims end up?
    Plymouth
  • What colonies were referred to as the bread basket?
    The Middle Colonies
  • Where were the slaves brought to the colonies from?
    Africa
  • What country did the English colonists come from?
    England
  • New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware were the what colonies?
    Middle Colonies
  • When someone is harmed or suffers because of their religion
    Religious persecution
  • Why were the colonies set up?
    to use the resources in the New World
  • Who led Jamestown through a period of starvation and disease?
    John Rolfe
  • What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed over on?
    The Mayflower
  • Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut were the what colonies?
    New England
  • What was a popular fashion statement in colonial times?
    White Wigs
  • Why were the slaves brought to the colonies?
    To work on the plantations
  • What was the Mayflower compact?
    An agreement signed by the Pilgrims before they stepped off the Mayflower to obey the laws
  • Why did the Pilgrims leave England in 1620?
    They wanted to worship freely
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