13 colonies Flashcards
When was Jamestown founded?
1607
Who founded Jamestown?
The Virginia Bay Colony
What is the House of Burgesses?
A group of elected representatives
When was Plymouth Colony founded in?
1620
Who founded the Plymouth colony?
Pilgrims & Puritans,
Why did they found Plymouth?
For religious freedom
What is the Mayflower compact?
agreed for self-govern; obe laws
What is there a lack of in Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay?
There is a lack of religious tolerance.
Which colony was the first colony to worship freely?
Connecticut & Rhode Island
Who founded Connecticut & Rhode Island and why?
By Thomas Hooker & Roger Williams because Massachusetts was too strict about religion.
What are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
It was the first written constitution in America
Which two colonies paid natives for land?
Connecticut and Pennsylvania
Which colony has a large harbor that made them profitable?
New York
Which colony has a very diverse colony?
New York
Why was Jamestown created?
profit/ money
Who founded Pennsylvania and for who?
Founded by William Penn for the Quakers
What are Pacifists?
people how to refuse to use force/ fight wars
What are Quakers
People against slavery
What was the main crop in Virginia?
Tabacco
What salves were brought for Africa, what were they brought over to do?
Work on the plantations
Indentured servants/ prisoners worked for how many years for freedom?
7 years
Maryland was founded safe for…?
Catholics
What was the Act of Toleration?
Protestants & Catholics had to worship freely
What were the main economic activities in North & South Carolina?
rice, indigo
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
Georgia was a place where _______ or ___________ could have a fresh start. Fill in the blank
debtors, poor people
Georgia protected other colonies from…
Spanish attacks
