How did the Puritan colonists provide for education in a way that no European country had done before?
There education was free and anyone could go to school there.
Who was Metacomet?
The leader of the Wamponoag and the English called him King Philip.
Why did the Quakers come to North America? In which colony did they settle?
They came so they could have freedom of religion. They settled in Pennsylvania.
What different groups of people lived in the Middle Colonies?
The Quakers and the Lenape
Who founded the colony of Maryland? What religious group settled there?
A man named Lord Baltimore. Catholics settled there.
What role did the Native Americans play in the founding of Georgia?
The Yamacraw gave Oglethorpe land which is now called Savannah, Georgia.
Name the founder of the MA Plymouth Colony and reason the colony was founded
Founder - William Bradford (Pilgrims)
Reason Founded - Religious Freedom
Name the founder of the MA Bay Colony and reason the colony was founded
Founder - John Winthrop (Puritans)
Reason Founded - Religious Freedom
Name the founder of the RI Rhode Island Colony and reason the colony was founded
Founder - Roger Williams (ended up leaving RI because he disagreed with the Puritan church about religious freedom)
Reason Founded - Religious and Political Freedom
Name the founder of the NH New Hampshire Colony and reason the colony was founded
Founder - Settlers from Massachusetts
Reason Founded - Economic Opportunities
Name the founder of the CT Connecticut Colony and reason the colony was founded
Founder - Thomas Hooker
Reason Founded - Religious and Political Freedom
Who founded New York City?
Henry Hudson (there is a river that runs through NY named Hudson River) - originally called New Amsterdam
What are the Southern Colony states?
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What did Southern colonists eat?
Grew crops, corn, and drank wine
What crop did Southern colonists grow? What kind of soil did they have?
Grew indigo and used it as blue dye
They had rich soil and grew many crop foods
Who was the general of the Southern colonists?
James Oglethorp
Southern colonists did anything to protect their ____________.
land
Who was Georgia named after?
King George II
He wanted to keep the Carolinas under English control and protect it from the Spanish
Middle colonies were established for __________.
trade
The Quakers got their name because they _________ before the ___________. What else were Quakers called
Quaked before the Lord
Quakers were also called Society of Friends
How did Pennsylvania get it's name?
Penn is for Admiral Sir William Penn and sylvania means forest so Penn's forest
What type of education did New England colonies establish?
Free education
Who lead the New England colonies?
John Winthrop
What was the first New England colony settlement?
Boston
What did New England colonists eat?
The animals they raised
What kind of government did the Southern colonies have?
They had governors that ruled over the different colonies
Name the New England colony states.
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
What is the religious group who came to New England and why did they come?
The Puritans
They came to practice their religion freely
What did the New England colonists do for work?
Men, women, and children worked in fields growing crops and raising cattle, sheep, and pigs.
New England colonists lived in __________ and built ____________ that were _______ to attend.
villages
schools
free
What relationship did the New England colonists have with Native Americans?
At first the Native Americans helped the colonists but as the colonists took more and more of their land they had conflict and went to war with each other.
Name the states of the Middle colonies
New York
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Why were the middle colonies established?
Trade
Profit
Religious Freedom
What time period and by who were the Middle Colonies first established? Who took control later? Did they cooperate together?
1600s
Established by the Dutch
The British took control later
The Dutch and English cooperated together
Did Quakers rely on churches or ministers?
NO
Name the founder of NY and reason founded
Founder - Dutch colonists
Reason Founded - religious freedom and economic opportunity
New Jersey founder and reason colony was founded
John Berkeley and George Carteret
Founded for religious freedom and economic opportunity
Pennsylvania founder and reason colony was founded
Quakers and William Penn
Religious and political freedom for Quakers
Delaware founder and reason colony was founded
Swedish people
Economic opportunities
Virginia founder and reason colony was founded
John Smith
Economic opportunites
Maryland founder and reason colony was founded
Lord Baltimore
Religious freedom for Catholics
The Carolinas founder and reason colony was founded
Group of 8 nobles
Economic opportunities
Georgia founder and reason colony was founded
James Oglethorpe
Economic opportunities
Which colony was founded last?
Georgia
Willingness to let others practice their own religion/beliefs
tolerance
Difference in social status between Pilgrims and Puritans
Pilgrims had low social status and Puritans had higher social status
Puritans and pilgrims both settled colonies to do what?
Freely practice their religion
Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Anglican church and Puritans wanted to practice a more pure form of their religion
What was Virginia's cash crop?
Tobacco
How did William Penn and Roger Williams feel about the Native Americans?
That they should be treated equally and paid for their land.