British Colonies
first successful English settlement in North America
Virginia
After the colonists started growing this, the Virginia colony began to grow
tobacco
These people decided to build a settlement in North America These people decided to build a settlement in North America. They experienced serious obstacles because there were only about 100 men, women and children, and many became sick because they arrived during winter, and they did not have enough food. These people started their settlement off the coast of Massachusetts and called it
Plymouth
These people built a colony in present-day Boston These people built a colony in present-day Boston. They named their settlement Massachusetts. The colony was successful because they brought many people with different skills, and they arrived in the spring.
Puritans
Massachusetts became known as this because so many people from England settled there.
New England
This was difficult in New England because there were many rocks, sandy soil, and thick forests.
farming
These resources were important to the New England colonists
Forests and rich fishing areas
The New York colony used to belong to the
Dutch
The Dutch called New York
New Netherland
How did the Duke of York come to own New York?
His brother, the King of England gave it to him
Who started a colony in which all Christians could live together in peace?
William Penn
What did William Penn call his colony?
Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, laws were passed to protect what freedoms?
Freedom of speech and religion
True or False The colonists in Pennsylvania did not get along with the Native Americans.
False
What was the largest city in Pennsylvania?
Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s most famous citizen
Ben Franklin
Why did the Mid-Atlantic colonies grow so fast?
They could grow crops. They had two big harbors – New York and Philadelphia
Which does not belong? New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island New Jersey Delaware
Rhode Island
What were these colonies called What were these colonies called? New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware
Mid Atlantic Middle Colonies
This colony elected the first legislature
Virginia
True or False The Virginia colonists tried to get along with the Powhatans.
False
Who worked on the tobacco plantations in Virginia? Enslaved Africans Indentured servants both
Both
True or False An indentured servant had to work on a plantation for the rest of his or her life.
False
This colony was started as a refuge for Catholics
Maryland
The Toleration Act was passed in Maryland to insure this freedom
Freedom of religion
These colonies were started to prevent Spain and France from claiming land south of Virginia.
The Carolinas
South Carolina grew faster than North Carolina because it had better farming and a ________.
harbor
This harbor in South Carolina was _________.
Charleston
The colony of Georgia was started by what British king?
King George II
Who founded the Georgia colony?
James Oglethorpe
Who did James Oglethorpe help when he started the Georgia colony?
debtors
What were the rules for the debtors?
They had to grow mulberry trees They had to grow mulberry trees. They had to fight the Spanish, if necessary.
True or False When Georgia was first started, there were laws against owning slaves.
True
Which does not belong? Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Pennsylvania