13 Colonies Flashcards
north Carolina
founded by french
Huguenot / john calvin were founders
tobacco = cash crop
south Carolina
john locke led 1st slaves from Bermuda + Barbados
Georgia
james Oglethorpe founder
modern day savannah
debtors were protectors
NY
started dutch by peter stuyresant
james duke of York bought manhattan from indians 4 $24
sweedens taught us how to build log cabins
PA
william penn - founder
he was a quaker
came up w/ holy experiment
society of friends
. every individual has an inner light . no formal ministries . no rituals . equal participation by woman religious tolerance . refused to take oaths
Delaware
same government as PA
NJ
part of NY in 1664
divided east + west
1702 - became 1 colony
dutch settle in sweedsboro NJ
middle colonies known for
good farming / trade
3 rivers that run through middle colonies
hudson
Delaware
susquehanna
Virginia
farming = crucial
developed 2 house floor - bicarmel
had arranged marriage
UMASS
formed in 1620
1st colony by pilgrims
John W. found it
group was known as Separatists / Puritans
New Hamp
found in 1623
John wheelwright was 1 of the founders
Connecticut
made up of ppl looking 4 freedom from government
found by Thomas hooker / John Winthrop JR.
rhode island
Roger williams creates 1st Baptist church
establishes separation between church & state
