History-Chapter 3-British Colonies Flashcards
Describe the climate of the Southern colonies.
warm, humid, hot, long summers
Why did the Pilgrims come to North America, who were they, and what was another name for them?
to gain religious freedom
people who fled to New England on a religious journey
Separatists
What is the Mason-Dixon line?
border established between Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 1760s
What was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown.
Which institution marked the start of representative government in North America?
(Virginia’s) House of Burgesses
Who were the puritans
people who fled to Massachusetts because they disagreed with the Church of England (did not want to separate, but to reform)
Name the New England colonies-
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
Boston woman who questioned some Puritan teachings, she was put on trial and expelled from Massachusetts in 1638
what was the purpose of establishing a colony on Roanoke Island?
to provide new markets (colonists and Natives) for English Products and raw materials (gold, lumber, crops, etc.) for English Industries
Why was the colony of Georgia established?
to provide a buffer between Spanish Florida and the British Colonies
to protect debtors from English prisons
why did the Powhatan Indians turn against the settlers of Jamestown?
The Jamestown settlers raided Native American villages for food
Define the tidewater area
area along the coast, land was more expensive, first settled and most highly populated area of the southern colonies
name the Middle colonies
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York
Which colony was formerly called New Sweden?
Delaware
name the Southern Colonies.
Georgia, North and South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia
