13 Colonies Flashcards
William Penn
Citizen of the Middle Colony
New England
This region had rivers and streams that could not be navigated, but they were fast enough to produce power on a water mill
Middle Colony
Known for wheat farming and shipbuilding
Southern Colony
Known for tobacco as a cash crop, needed slaves for the plantations, and the longest growing season
William Penn - Land
King Charles II gave it to him
Meeting House
The most important building in a colonial New England town
Indentured Servants
People who had to work to pay off their voyage
John Smith
Leader of Jamestown
Jamestown survived by…
Learning to hunt from the Natives
Plymouth
Established in Massachusetts in 1620
Mayflower Compact
Laws in the settlement
Religious Freedom
Pilgrims risked their lives to come to America for…
Roanoke
The Lost Colony
Starvation
The reason the first group that settled in Roanoke returned to England
John White
Came to Raleigh with the second group of people