Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Stack #109290

Colonies

QuestionAnswer
Jamestown first permanent English colony in New World
Captain John Smith leader of Jamestown; helped colony to succeed; made rule "No work; no food"
Plymouth colony started by Pilgrims who were looking for religious freedoms
Mayflower ship used by Pilgrims to sail from England to Massachussetts
1607 the year Jamestown was founded
Mayflower Compact Contract agreed on by men traveling on Mayflower
House of Burgesses 1st lawmaking group in colonies; allowed representatives to vote for citizens
Pilgrims English colonists; settled Plymouth colony; came to New World for religious freedom
Puritans English colonists who settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630
William Bradford leader of the Pilgrims
Massachusetts Bay Colony colony founded for religious freedom but only for Puritans in 1630; eventually became the city of Boston
Roger Williams Founded Rhode Island in 1636
Maryland a colony started by Catholics and Lord Baltimore in 1634
Lord Baltimore title of man given permission to start Maryland; his name was George Calvert
Pennsylvania colony started to pay a debt the king owed; king offered land to William Penn; Pennsylvania=Penns' woods
William Penn man who started Pennsylvania colony; belonged to a group called Society of Friends (Quakers); allowed true religious fredom; main city was Philadelphia = city of Brotherly Love
Carolinas Colony was divided by the King
Duke of York brother of king; sent to drive out Dutch & Swedish settlers; settlers gave up without a fight
Pocahontas the daughter of an Indian chief, she married John Rolfe
Georgia last English colony; started partly for debtors, founded by James Oglethorpe
James Oglethorpe person who started the Georgia colony; did it partly to help debtors get out of prison
Quakers Religious group who settled in PA
starving time A time when many of the colonists, especially in Jamestown, died of hunger and diseases
1620 the year Plymouth was founded
Roanoke the first successful colony founded by Europeans (Spanish)
Created by: kgfoerg
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards