People Places Study Guide

Question 0

Duke of York

Answer 0

He was the brother of the King of England who became the proprietor of New York after the English took over New Netherlands.

Question 1

John Smith

Answer 1

Governer in Jamestown who made friends with Powhatan Indians and was famous for saying, “ He who does not work, will not eat.”

Question 2

Pequot

Answer 2

These Native Americans fought a war about land against the English settlers in New England.

Question 3

John Winthrop

Answer 3

He was a lawyer and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was famous for saying, “ We shall be as a city on a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.”

Question 4

James Oglethorpe

Answer 4

King George 2 gave land in the new land to keep the Spanish and the French away from South Carolina. He wanted to start a colony for the poor and the debtors, so they wouldn’t have to go to prison.

Question 5

Wampanoag

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During the time of the pilgrims, Massoit was leader of the Wampanoag people. Later, Metacomet, aka King Philip led the people into King Philip war. The Native American Wampanoag tried to keep their land but they lost and many died. Some were enslaved or forced to leave. So soon there were very few in New England.

Question 6

William Bradford

Answer 6

Governor of Plymouth Colony who made an agreement to live in peace with Massasoit.

Question 7

New England

Answer 7

This region was settled mostly for religious freedom. They made their lining by shipbuilding, lumber industry, fishing, whaling, and skilled craftsmanship.

Question 8

Squanto

Answer 8

He was a Native American. He taught the Pilgrims to hunt, fish, and plant corn.

Question 9

William Penn

Answer 9

A Quaker who believed in tolerance and started the colony of Pennsylvania.

Question 10

Middle Colonies

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Started because of people who were tolerant about a different religion, interested in making living in new world.

Question 11

Roger Williams

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He believed that the government should not make laws about religion. He was banished from Massachusetts and started the colony of Rhode Island.

Question 12

Southern Colonies

Answer 12

Made up from settlers who made their living on small farms or large plantations where slaves did most of the work. Some cash crops were tobacco, indigo, and rice.

Question 13

Anne Hutchinson

Answer 13

Held meetings in home where men and women talked about religion. She was banished from Massachusetts and went to Rhode Island.

Question 14

Charleston

Answer 14

This city was an important trading center in South Carolina.

Question 15

Pocahontas

Answer 15

A Powhatan princess who helped the settlers in Jamestown by bringing them food.

Question 16

New York and Philadelphia

Answer 16

Two important trading centers in the Middle Colonies.

Question 17

Powhatan

Answer 17

Indians were friendly to the Jamestown settlers at first, but when the settlers took over more land for growing tobacco they fought back and had to leave their land.

Question 18

Cod fish

Answer 18

Important item in economy of Massachusetts bay colony. Used to be a lot now only a little.

Question 19

Maryland

Answer 19

Started by Lord Baltimore as a refuge for Catholics.

Question 20

Peter Minuet

Answer 20

Governor of new Netherlands who bought manhattan island from mahates indians and started a settlement called New Amsterdam.

Question 21

Peter Stuyvesant

Answer 21

Governor at time of English takeover of New Netherland.