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Question 1

Massachusetts, New England, founding

Answer 1

Puritans wanted to create a community based on their religious beliefs.

Question 2

Massachusetts, New England, geography

Answer 2

Rock soil, good forest, clean water, cold winters.

Question 3

Massachusetts New England, economy

Answer 3

Farming, lumbering, fishing ship building, wailing.

Question 4

Massachusetts New England, Government

Answer 4

Men who were members of the puritan church.

Question 5

Rhode Island, New England, founding

Answer 5

People who wanted religious freedom could come.

Question 6

Rhode Island, New England, geography

Answer 6

Sometimes harsh. winters, summers rain. were good for growing crops, good soil, bays, rivers, forests

Question 7

Rhode Island, New England, economy

Answer 7

Trading slaves, raising animals, growing crops.

Question 8

Rhode Island, New England, government

Answer 8

First only men could vote. Then it changed to only men with property could vote.

Question 9

New York middle, founding

Answer 9

The Dutch came to set up fur trading spots. The British, however, wanted this land so that English settlers in New England could move western. In 1664, the British captured the colony. The king gave the land to his brother, the Duke of New York.

Question 10

New York, middle, geography

Answer 10

Winters were cold and summers were hot, they had valleys, rivers and forests.

Question 11

New York, middle, economy

Answer 11

Farmers, miners, lumbermen, merchants and craftsmen.

Question 12

New York, government, middle

Answer 12

The colony had a powerful governor who was appointed by British Royalty. The governor appointed other officials and enforced laws.

Question 13

Pennsylvania, middle, founding

Answer 13

William Penn wanted to make a place so the Quakers could live safe.

Question 14

Pennsylvania, middle, geography

Answer 14

Forests, rivers, valleys, rich soil, iron and coal, winters cold and snowy.

Question 15

Pennsylvania, middle, economy

Answer 15

Farmers, miners, lumberman, merchants, and craftsman.

Question 16

Pennsylvania, middle, government

Answer 16

The governor and the provincial council made the laws. Property owners could vote.

Question 17

Maryland, south, founding

Answer 17

Cecilius Calvert wanted wealth. He also wanted to make a safe place for catholics to practice their religious beliefs.

Question 18

Maryland, south, geography

Answer 18

Climate was great for growing tobacco, hot steamy summers, the climate encountered mosquitoes.

Question 19

Maryland, south, economy

Answer 19

Farmers, lumbering, shipping, fishing, raising cattle, and selling slaves.

Question 20

Maryland, south, government

Answer 20

White men with property could vote. Calvert convinced the assembly to pass a law that protected catholics right to vote and to serve in the government.

Question 21

Georgia, south, founding

Answer 21

The British government wanted to keep the Spanish from moving north. A wealthy Englishman wanted to help
poor people escape debtors prison.

Question 22

Georgia, south,Economy

Answer 22

Craftsman, trading, and farming.

Question 23

Georgia, south, Geography

Answer 23

Winters were mild, summers were hot and humid, the southern part of the colony was swampy.

Question 24

Georgia, south, Government

Answer 24

Rich men that ran the government could only vote.