8 Chapter 3 Study Guide: The 13 Colonies Flashcards
Describe the climate of the Southern colonies.
Warm, humid, and hot.
Why did the Pilgrims come to North America, and what was another name for them?
They came for religious freedoms. Another name for them was the Separatists.
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
The border established between Maryland and Pennsylvania in the 1760’s.
What was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown.
Which institution marked the start of representative government in North America?
The House of Burgesse, in Virginia.
Who were the Puritans?
People who fled to Massachusetts because they disagreed with the Church of England.
Name the New England colonies.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
Questioned Puritan teachings, put on trial, and then was expelled from Massachusetts.
Who were the Pilgrims? What was another name for them?
Separatists who fled from England.
What was the purpose of establishing a colony on Roanoke Island?
To provide new markets fro English products and raw materials for English industries.
Why was the colony of Georgia established?
Debtors from English prisons came there to be protected.
Why did the Powhatan Indians turn against the settlers of Jamestown?
Settlers raided Native American villages for food.
Define the tidewater area.
It was first settled and the most highly populated area.
Name the Middle colonies.
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Which colony was formerly called New Sweden?
Delaware.
