US History: 13 colonies
Who settled in Jamestown?
104 settlers, consisting of men and boys, came from England, created a council with men like John Smith, Christopher Newport, and John Martin and they were part of the Virginia Company
When was Jamestown established?
1607
When was Virginia established?
1607
When was New York established?
1626
When was the Massachusetts Bay Colony established?
1630
When was Maryland established?
1633
When was Connecticut established?
1636
When was Rhode Island established?
1636
When was Delaware established?
1638
When was New Hampshire established?
1638
When was North Carolina established?
1653
When was South Carolina founded?
1663
When was New Jersey established?
1664
When was Pennsylvania established?
1682
When was Georgia founded?
1732
What was a royal colony?
A colony that was directly ruled by a monarch according to the laws of England. Many colonies changed to royal colonies so the King could have more control of the colonist with a specific colony.
What was the religion of the Southern Colonies?
Anglican and Baptist
how did the Jamestown settlers interact with the Powhatan?
At first when the settlers arrived, they were peaceful and tried to help them during the winter. Then when the settlers demanded too much of them during the "Starving Time", things got tense and they went their separate ways. Things were a bit hostile until peace came when Pocahontas and John Rolfe got married.
what were major towns in Maryland?
Baltimore and Annapolis
what were major towns in Massachusetts?
Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington and Concord
what were the major towns of North Carolina?
Brunswick Town and Raleigh
what were major towns of South Carolina?
Charleston and Sumter
who were famous people from South Carolina?
Charter of Carolina
What is a charter colony?
Colonies like Connecticut and Rhode Island that were established by settlers who had been given a charter, or grant of rights and privileges, by the king.
which colonies were ruled by Proprietary?
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland
what were the major towns of New Hampshire?
Dover and Exeter
House of Burgesses
English kings who ruled the 13 original colonies reserved the right to decide the fate of their colonies as well, but not alone. The colonists drew upon their claims to traditional English rights and insisted on raising their own representative assemblies
what were some natural resources from the southern colonies?
Fish, forests (timber) and good agricultural land, farming was important. Exported agricultural products to other colonies
what was traded through the New England colonies?
Fish, whale products, ships, timber products, furs, maple syrup, copper, livestock products, horses, rum, whiskey and beer
who was a famous person from maryland?
George Calvert
What were the natural resources of the Middle Colonies?
Good farmland, timber, furs and coal, Iron ore
what were the major towns in Connecticut?
Hartford, New Haven, Wethersfield and Windsor
who was a famous person from georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What were major town of Virginia?
Jamestown, Williamsburg and Richmond
who were some of the famous people in New Hampshire?
John Mason
who was a famous person from Virginia?
John Smith
who was one of the famous people in Massachusetts?
John Winthrop
Who were the famous people of New Jersey?
Lord Berkeley and George Carteret
What were the Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What were the New England colonies?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
What are the 13 colonies in order?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Which colonies were ruled by charter?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
which colonies were ruled by royal?
New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
what were the major town of New York?
New York City and Albany
What were the Middle Colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Who were the famous people of Delaware?
Peter Minuit
Who were the famous people of New York?
Peter Minuit, Peter Stuyvesant
what were the major towns of Pennsylvania?
Philadelphia, Lancaster and York
Who were the Powhatan?
Powhatan Indian tribe, as known as the Algonquins, occupied the coast of Virginia. They were an eastern Woodland tribe and were spread out around Virginia in different tribes with leaders who were referred to as Werowances, who were male, and Werowansquas, who were female.
what were the major towns in Rhode Island?
Providence, Portsmouth and Newport
what was the religion of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire?
Puritan
What was the religion of the Middle colonies?
Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish, and others
who were some of the famous people in Rhode Island?
Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson
what were the major towns of Georgia?
Savannah, Hardwicke and Wrightsboro
who were some of the famous people in Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
what was traded from the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo (dye), lumber, furs, farm products
what were the major towns of New Jersey?
Trenton and Princeton
Who were the famous people of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
what were the major towns of Delaware?
Wilmingtown and Georgetown
What was a proprietary colony?
a colony given to a specific family by the king for them to govern
Virginia Company
a joint stock company that was approved by King James I to create new settlements in the colony of Virginia
puritans
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline
what was traded from the middle colonies?
big food producing region that included corn and wheat and livestock including beef and pork. Other industries included the production of iron ore, lumber, textiles, furs and shipbuilding
what difficulties did Jamestown settlers face?
building and starting a new colony with homes, diseases, poisonous water sources, lack of food
What was the geography of the Southern Colonies?
fertile soil, hilly coastal plains, forests, long rivers and swamp areas
quakers
followers of a religious movement that began as an offshoot of Christianity in 17th century England. The movement emphasizes equal, inward access to God for all people. Their worship is most notable for its use of prolonged periods of silence
Direct Democracy
involves having the citizens as individuals vote on issues instead of elected representatives
who were famous people from North Carolina?
lord Proprietors
what was the climate of the New England colonies?
mild and short summers leading to long, cold winters but less disease than in the warmer colonies
What was the climate like in the Middle Colonies?
mild climate with warm summers and mild winters
what was the geography of the Middle Colonies?
mix of the New England and Southern features but had fertile soil and land that was suited to farming
what was the geography of the New England colonies?
mountains thick with trees, rivers and poor rocky soil that was difficult to farm and unsuitable for crops
Mayflower Compact
set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower.
joint-stock company
stock was sold to high net-worth investors who provided CAPITAL and had limited RISK
what is the religion of Rhode Island?
they had religious freedom
what was the climate like in the Southern Colonies?
winters not difficult to survive, but the hot and humid summers gave rise to the spread of disease. The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year and was ideally suited for plantations