History 13 colonies

List the 5 Southern Colonies

Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Maryland

What was the biggest city in the Southern Colonies?

Charleston

Why did the British take control of New Netherlands from the Dutch and rename it New York?

England and The Netherlands were already enemies, and New Netherlands divided England's Northern and Southern colonies, making it harder for travel between the two regions.

Why was the Georgia colony created?

It was established to prevent the Spanish from moving upward from Florida and it was used as a place for English debtors

What was the Mason - Dixon Line?

It was the border (it's a wall) that separated Maryland and Pennsylvania

Where was Jamestown located? How did the geography impact the colony? What was the original purpose of the Jamestown settlement?

Jamestown was located in Chesapeake Bay (modern day Virginia), and they went there for gold. They didn't realize how difficult agriculture was in the area they were in, so they dug for gold instead of preparing for winter. That winter was cold and difficult to survive, in fact, only 25% of the population survived.

What type of government did these early settlers establish in Virginia?

Legislative

List the 4 New England Colonies

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

List the 4 Middle Colonies

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware

What is the difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony?

Proprietary-created from a land grant given to a family or individual Royal-directly controlled by the English king

Why was Roger Williams exiled from the Massachusetts colony? What colony did he create and why was it different from the others?

Roger Williams was exiled because he wanted religious freedom, so he created Rhode Island, where everyone had religious freedom.

Why was King Philip's War significant?

The Native Americans saw injustices going on in the newly growing Puritan colonies, and decided to fight back to prevent their expansion. He united Native American groups, and they destroyed 12 colonies in 1675.

What made Jamestown a successful colony?

The discovery of tobacco, and the production of it.

What was the first attempt by the English to establish a colony in North America? Where was it located and was it successful?

The first English colony was the Roanoke colony, and it was not successful. It was located on Roanoke Island, (modern day North Carolina), but all of the settlers disappeared with only the word "Croatoan" written in a tree.

How were the New Hampshire and Connecticut colonies formed? (Hint - dissenters)

The founders were exiled from Massachusetts Bay, so they founded new colonies where they could change the things they wanted changed.

Why did the Pilgrims travel across the ocean to the New World? How did they agree to govern their colony?

The pilgrims wanted freedom from the Church, and on the Mayflower agreed to democracy by signing the Mayflower Compact.

What was the significance of Bacon's Rebellion?

The poor had to move into someone else's territory, so they decided to fight back

What are some of the differences between Puritans and Quakers?

The quakers saw the best in people while the Puritans saw the worst in people. The quakers also saw women as equals to men, but Puritans saw women inferior to men. Quakers believed that slavery was corrupt, however, the Puritans liked slavery.

How was Maryland different from the other southern colonies?

They had the Act of Toleration that welcomed all to Maryland and let all adult male Christians vote and run for office (if they didn't get elected they didn't actually hold office)

What role did enslaved Africans play in the success of Jamestown?

They worked for settlers on (mainly tobacco) plantations

How was the Tidewater region different from the Backcountry region?

Tidewater- rich, primarily the plantation system Backcountry- poor, didn't legally own land

How do the Middle Colonies compare to the New England Colonies in terms of its geography and its people?

Warmer climate, easier agriculture, more fertile soil, more ethnically diverse, more balanced class structure

Who was William Penn? How was Pennsylvania a "holy experiment"?

William Penn founded Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania had religious freedom, and the experiment was seeing if people of different religions and backgrounds could live together peacefully.

How does the early settlement of Plymouth compare to Jamestown? (Give 2 similarities and 2 differences)

Differences: Jamestown-founded for business, profitable off of tobacco Plymouth-founded for religious freedom, focused on family and religion and family rather than business Similarities: Location (they both came from England), difficult time surviving winter

What was the primary focus of the southern colonies?

Growing cash crops (tobacco, rice, etc.)

What was John Smith's role in the Jamestown colony?

He founded Jamestown, and figured out how to rule the colony. He also saved them from meeting the same fate as the Roanoke colony.

Why can we call John Winthrop's Massachusetts Bay colony a theocracy? What was he trying to accomplish with the "city on the hill?"

He was trying to make Massachusetts Bay a colony other colonies idolized, but there was no religious freedom (you know, the reason they came to America at all) and barely any rights.

What formed the western boundary of the colonies? Why was it a place of conflict?

Mountainous land, the Natives fought settlers for the land on the west frontier.

How did the geography of New England affect the development of the colony?

• people farmed enough for themselves and little for trade • English were the majority of the region's population • difficult to farm • long winter & rocky soil • fishing, shipbuilding, trade, and smuggling • heavy reliance on Atlantic Ocean