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The American Colonies
By Scott Chandler
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3. What are the 4 colonies that were in the New England region?
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4. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire

5. What 4 colonies were in the Middle Colonies?
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6. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware

7. What 5 colonies were in the Southern region?
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8. Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

9. What was the first English Settlement in North America?
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10. Jamestown

11. Which colony did the Plymouth settlement become a part of?
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12. Massachusetts

13. Who founded the Rhode Island Colony? WHY?
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14. Roger Williams --> church and state should be separated and wanted religious freedom.

15. Who founded Georgia and whom did he found it for?
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16. James Ogelthorpe, for debtors to have a fresh start and for a buffer b/w Georgia and Florida.

17. Who founded this colony?
Which of the New England colonies limited the power of government (especially the governor)?
Who founded this colony?
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18. Connecticut; Thomas Hooker

19. This colony was taken from the Dutch in 1664 after a long rivalry.
What was the original name of this colony?
What was the new name of this colony?
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20. New Netherland, New York

21. What colony was founded by Swedish Settlers?
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22. Delaware

23. What did the Pilgrims want when the came to America?
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24. Religious Freedom

25. Even though the Pilgrims wanted RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, in what way did they not offer Freedom of Religion for everyone?
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26. They wanted everyone to follow their religion.

27. Which of the New England colonies had religious tolerance and religious freedom?
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28. Rhode Island

29. What is the Act of Toleration?
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What is the Act of Toleration?
What colony was this act passed in and why was it passed?
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30. It was passed in Maryland
Law that gave Christians (Catholics and Protestants) freedom of religion to ensure Catholics would not have their rights taken away.
It was passed in Maryland
The law excluded non-Christians (ex. Jewish people).

31. What religion did William Penn practice? Describe this religion.
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32. Quaker. Despised in England for their beliefs like equality for everyone, they were anti-war, and they believed that women should have rights.

33. What were the main crops in the Carolinas?
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34. Rice
Indigo
Tobacco

35. In Virginia, this revolt happened because settlers felt that their colonial government would not help them to fight Native American groups over land and resources. In this revolt, Jamestown was burned down.
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36. Bacon’s Rebellion

37. As result of the growth of Plantations, and the labor required to produce rice and indigo, what began to establish itself in South Carolina?
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38. Slavery

39. What is an area or a country under the control of another, often distant, country called?
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40. A Colony

41. What document gives the right to start a colony.
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42. A Charter

43. Without his leadership, Jamestown definitely would not have survived
Without his leadership, Jamestown definitely would not have survived. Who is he?
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44. John Smith

45. This was the first European settlement (not English) in the New World
This was the first European settlement (not English) in the New World. What was it called?
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46. St. Augustine, Florida

47. This English colony failed and vanished without a trace.
What was it?
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48. Roanoke

49. Since the Pilgrim didn’t land in Virginia like they were supposed to, they were forced to make this document to establish order in their colony. What was it called?
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50. The Mayflower Compact

51. Who first planted tobacco in the New World?
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52. John Rolfe