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Chapter 2
Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plymouth | Pilgrim settlement |
| Massachusetts | "City on a hill" |
| John Winthrop | Governor of Massachusetts |
| Roger Williams | Founder of Rhode Island |
| Rhode Island | Colony where Anne Hutchinson moved to |
| New Amsterdam | Dutch city on Manhattan Island |
| New Netherlands | Dutch settlements located on the Hudson River |
| Cape Cod | A peninsula in Massachusetts |
| Henry Hudson | Explored the Hudson River |
| New Jersey | The first settlements here were Dutch and Swedish |
| New Sweden | The log cabin was introduced to America in this colony |
| Quebec | Oldest French settlement in North America |
| Great Lakes | French settlements are found in this area |
| Pennsylvania | Colony for Quakers |
| Maryland | Colony for Catholics |
| Georgia | Colony for the poor and unemployed |