Colonies Flashcards
Martin Luther
Rejected several teachings of the church and broke away and made his own religion
King Henry the eighth
Wanted to get a divorce from his wife but the church wouldn’t allow it so he left and made the Church of England
Roanoke
Was the first attempt at a Coloney from the British but everything failed and the colonists went missing
James town
Was the first permanent english coloney in the America’s
Massachusetts
Pilgrims landed in Plymouth in 1620 they created the mayflower compact
Connecticut
Founded by Thomas hooker he created the fundamental orders of Connecticut
Rhode Island
Founded by roger Williams wanted save place for all religions
New Hampshire
Founded by John wheelwright
Pennsylvania
Founded by william penn penn was a Quaker, was given the land from King Charles
Delaware
Some of the Swedish settlers broke off from Pennsylvania and created Delaware
Maryland
Lord Baltimore wants a coloney we’re Catholics can worship
Virginia
Virginians made a pledge no to settle the natives land
The Carolinas
They were the same coloney but the south part wanted to be independent. Tobacco indigo and rice were major cash crops
Georgia
Last British coloney in America