13 colony's Flashcards
What were the 13 colony’s
Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carilina, New York, New Hampshire. Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia
What did the Virginia colony belong to
Southern Colony
What did the Maryland colony belong to
Southern colony
What did the Rhode Island colony belong to
New England colony
What did the Connecticut colony belong to
New England Colony
What type of colony was North Carolina
Southern colony
What type of colony was South Carilina
Southern colony
What type of colony was New York
Middle colony (breadbasket colony)
What type of colony was New Hampshire
New England colony
What type of colony was Pennsylvania
Middle colony (breadbasket colony)
What type of colony was Delaware
Middle colony (breadbasket colony)
What type of colony was New Jersey
Middle colony (breadbasket colony)
What type of colony was Georgia
Southern colony
When was the Virginia colony founded and by who
1607 John smith
When was the colony Massachusetts founded
1620, John Carver and pilgrims
When was the Maryland colony founded
1634 and George Calvert
When was the Rhode Island colony founded and by who
1634, Roger Williams
When was the Connecticut colony founded and by who
1636 and by Tomas Hooker
When was the North Carolina founded and by who
1663 and by English nobles
When was the South Carilina colony founded
1729
When was the New York colony founded and by who
1609 and by James the duke of York
When was the New Hampshire colony founded and who owned it
1679 and the king of England bought the land
When was the Pennsylvania colony founded and by who
1681 and by William Penn
When was the Delaware colony founded and by who
1682 and the Duke of York when he gave the land to William Penn
When was the New Jersey colony founded and by who
1702 and the duke of York gave the land to his two friends
When was the Georgia colony founded and by who
1733 and by James Oglethorpe
When was the Georgia colony founded and by who
1733 and by James Oglethorpe
What was the original name of Massuchusetts colony
Plymouth
Who was the governer of the Mussachusetts colony
John winthrop
What were the first set of rules called in the America’s
Mayflower compact
When was the Toleration act passed
1649
What did Geroge Calvert believe all people should have
Religious freedom
Who started the charter for the Maryland colony
George Calvert
Who believed that people shouldn’t have religious freedom
Prince Henry the first
what did the toleration act do
Allowed all people to have religious freedom and equality of right for everyone that had a religion
Who did Roger Williams obtain a charter from
England
Roger Williams spoke out against who and for what reason
Puritans and because of their strictness
How was the Connecticut colony started
When Tomas hooker lead people from Rhode Island to start their own colony
How was the Connecticut colony started
When Tomas hooker lead people from Rhode Island to start their own colony
Bad politics split a colony into two, what was the name of the two colonies after the spilt
North and South Carilina
Who granted the Charter for the North Carolina colony
Charles the second
What was the main city of North Carolina called and who was it called after
Charleston and it was named after Charles the second
What did the South Carolina colony have an abundance of, and what where they used for
Plantations for crops and for raising livestock
South Carolina received its name and became a colony after what
After a political dispute
What was the original name of the New York colony and what type of colony was it originally
New Netherlands and a Dutch colony
How and when was the New York colony renamed
When the English took it over in 1664
How and when was the New York colony renamed
When the English took it over in 1664
James the duke of York was given the charter to start the New York colony by who
Charles the second
What is special about the New Hampshire colony
King choses the Governers, it’s considered a royal colony and it has no government
Why did King Charles give the charter to William Penn to start the Pennsylvania colony
Because King Charles was in dept to Penn’s father
What were the two rights that William Penn’s father established in the Pennsylvania colony
- Freedom of religion 2. Right to elect public officals
When did Delaware become a colony
1704
What did Massachusetts colony belong to
New England colony
What were the original two names of the New Jersey
South and North Jersy
What combined the North and South Jersey to form New jersey
Government quarrels
Why were there South and North Jersy in the first place
Because the Duke of York split the land between two of his friends
What was the Georgia colony used for
To hold the poor and for people who have just gotten out of jail
What was the Georgia colony to the Spanish and the English colony’s
A buffer zone
What type of colony was the Connecticut
New England
