Became governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628.
These colonies were known as the fertile breadbasket
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Anne Hutchinson
Banished for holding Bible meetings for women.
What is an Indentured Servent?
A person who agreed to work for a specific number of years in return for passage to the Colonies under a contract usually 7-12
The House of Burgesses was the first -
Colonial representative government in the New World
Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware
What was the Great Awakening?
Religious revival in all 13 colonies
Cash crops like tobacco, indigo, and rice came from these colonies
Southern Colonies
Children were NEVER enslaved in the Atlantic Slave Trade.
False
King James granted a charter to the Virginia Company in 1606 to -
Settle and "civilize" America for the English, create a buffer between English colonies and Spanish Florida, and find a route to Asia via the Northern Passage
What was a unique feature of the Province of Maryland?
Known as a haven for English Catholics
The New England Colonies were strict and religious because of Puritan and Separatist settlers
True
What aspect of New England geography made farming a challenge for the English settlers?
Short growing season and cold winters
The Atlantic Slave Trade brought the majority of enslaved Africans from Africa to...
South America
One major difference between the lifestyles of the English settlers at Jamestown and the indigenous Powhatan people was that the
practiced communal land ownership
Slavery has existed since 1619 in America
True
Roger Williams
Banished for giving opinions in church.
Which colony was known for religious diversity?
Middle
What crop became an important source of income for the settlers at Jamestown?
Tobacco
Georgia was
Created as a debtors colony for prisoners, settled along the Atlantic ocean, and created a buffer between English colonies and Spanish Florida
Who found Georgia?
Oglethorpe
What was the Mayflower Compact?
Set of self governing laws created by the Pilgrams
Jamestown Island's geography made it a favorable location for English settlers because -
An island surrounded by water offered protection from hostile indigenous tribes and it allowed ships to restock the settlement
What state first was owned by the Dutch?
New York
Whaling was a job in these colonies
New England
New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
What is the middle passage?
Route used to transport African slaves to the Americas
William Penn
He received Pennsylvania because his father was owed money from the King, he founded Philadelphia & Pennsylvania,he believed in religious tolerance & democracy
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