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Colony Names SS
A StudyStack for how the 13 colonies got their names.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the colony of Massachusetts Bay/Plymouth get its name from? | The Indian tribe in the area named the Massachusett, which means "near the great hill", referring to the Blue Hills southwest of Boston. |
| What did the colony of New Hampshire get its name from? | The English county Hampshire. |
| What did the colony of Rhode Island get its name from? | It was named roodt eylandt by Adrian Block the Dutch explorer- meaning "Red Island". |
| What did the colony of Connecticut get its name from? | Indians named Connecticut with an Algonquin word which means "land on long tidal river". |
| What did the colony of New York get its name from? | It was named after the Duke of York. Also, Albany was named after the brother of King Charles II. |
| What did the colony of Delaware get its name from? | Explorer Samuel Argall named the Delaware River and Bay for the governor of Virginia- Thomas West or Lord De La Warr. |
| What did the colony of New Jersey get its name from? | The island of Jersey in the English Channel. |
| What did the colony of Pennsylvania get its name from? | William Penn named it in honor of his father. He combine Penn and the Latin term "sylvania" meaning "woodlands" to make "Penn's Woodlands". |
| What did the colony of Virginia get its name from? | The virgin Queen of England Elizabeth I. |
| What did the colony of Maryland get its name from? | In honor of King Charles' wife Queen Henrietta Maria (Queen Mary). |
| What did the colony of North Carolina get its name from? | In honor of Charles IX of France, Charles I of England, and Charles II of England; since the term Carolous is Latin for Charles. |
| What did the colony of South Carolina get its name from? | In honor of Charles IX of France, Charles I of England, and Charles II of England; since the term Carolous is Latin for Charles. |
| What did the colony of Georgia get its name from? | In honor of King George II. |
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