13 Colonies

Question 1

What were the 2 colonies in Massachusetts ?

Answer 1

Plymouth - 1620

Massachusetts bay - 1630

Question 2

Who founded Plymouth and why ?

Answer 2

William Bradford, to give religious freedom for the pilgrims

Question 3

Who founded the Massachusetts nay colony and why ?

Answer 3

John Winthrop, to give religious freedom for puritans

Question 4

What are important facts about Plymouth and Massachusetts bay ?

Answer 4

May flower compact

Combined church and government

Question 5

What are important facts about New Hampshire ?

Answer 5

Settlers escaped Puritan harshness

Question 5

Who formed connicut and why ?

Answer 5

(1636) Thomas hooker

Religious and economic freedom

Question 6

What are important notes about conneciut ?

Answer 6

Leaders of Massachusetts asked hooker and followers to leave

Question 8

Who founded connicut and why?

Answer 8

Thomas hooker, religious freedom for Quakers, a holy experiment

Question 9

Who Founded Rhode Island and why ?

Answer 9

Rodger Williams, religious freedom

Question 10

What are important notes about Rhode Island ?

Answer 10

Forced to leave Massachusetts bay colony

Welcomed all religions

Question 11

What colony Is found in Rhode Island ?

Answer 11

Providence

Question 12

Who founded new Netherlands and why ?

Answer 12

Peter minuit, Peter Stuyvesant, gave up to the duke of York

Trade and profit

Question 13

What Are important notes about new Netherlands ?

Answer 13

Set Up as a Dutch colony taken over by England and renamed preparatory colony With a diverse population

Question 14

Who founded Delaware and why ?

Answer 14

Established by Sweedens charter of privileges

Trade and profit

Question 15

What are important notes for Delaware ?

Answer 15

Lower countries of Pennsylvania taken by English in 1664

Question 16

Who found in New Jersey and why ?

Answer 16

Lord Berkeley and sir carleet

Trade and profit

Question 17

What are important notes for New Jersey ?

Answer 17

Properity colony, offered free land, trial by jury and religious freedom

Question 18

Who are established Pennsylvania and why ?

Answer 18

William Penn, religious freedom for Quakers, a holy experiment

Question 19

What are important notes about Pennsylvania ?

Answer 19

Welcome people from different ethnic backgrounds a very diverse proprietary colony

Question 20

Who founded Virginia and why ?

Answer 20

The Virginia Company of England

trade and profit tobacco was cash crop

Question 21

What are important notes about Virginia ?

Answer 21

First successful English colony in America, house of burgesses 1619

Question 22

Who founded Maryland and why?

Answer 22

Lord Baltimore

religious freedom for Catholics

Question 23

What are important notes about Maryland ?

Answer 23

Slow-growing colony, act of toleration welcomed all religions

Question 24

Who founded North Carolina and why ?

Answer 24

Walter raliegh and a group of proprieties

trade and profit cash crop established English colony in New World

Question 25

What are important notes about north Carolina ?

Answer 25

Colonist disappeared without a trace only one original colony

Question 26

Who Founded South Carolina and why ?

Answer 26

A group of proprietors trade and profit cash crops

Question 27

Are important notes about South Carolina

Answer 27

Charlestown became one of the main cities split off from North Carolina

Question 28

Who founded Georgia and why

Answer 28

James Ogelthorpe refuge for debtors

Question 29

What are important notes about Georgia ?

Answer 29

Accepted jailed Debtors and immigrants of all religions; the last colony

Question 30

What were the southern colonies ?

Answer 30

Georgia, south Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland

Question 31

Which states made up the middle colonies ?

Answer 31

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

Question 32

Which states made up the new England colonies ?

Answer 32

Massachusetts, Connecticut Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine