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Early colonies
six early colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Settled for Religious or economic reasons? Jamestown | Economic |
| Settled for Religious or economic reasons? Georgia | Economic |
| Settled for Religious or economic reasons? Massachusetts bay colony | Religous |
| Settled for Religious or economic reasons? Pennsylvania | Religous |
| Settled for Religious or economic reasons? Roanoke | economic |
| Settled for Religious or economic reasons? Plymouth | Religious |
| which colony was known as the Lost Colony? | Roanoke |
| How long was White gone from Roanoke Island? | 3 years |
| What did White find when he returned to Roanoke island? | The letters CROATOAN carved in a tree |
| When did Sir Walter Raleigh set out on his COLONIZING expedition in Roanoke? | 1585 |
| How many people did Sir Walter Raleigh take with him on his colonizing expedition ? | 117 |
| Which Company sailed to the Virginia/NC coast (Jamestown)? | The Virginia company of London |
| How many people were on the expedition to Jamestown? | 144 |
| When and where did they settle Jamestown? | In 1607 they settled in the James river in Chesapeake bay |
| What had the people in the Jamestown colony done by the time June rolled around? | Starved |
| What was John Smith’s rule in Jamestown? | He that will not work shall not eat |
| What happened to the Jamestown colony in the winter of 1609? | Starving Time |
| What cash crop was an instant success in Jamestown? | tobacco |
| What general founded Georgia? | James Oglethorpe |
| Who were the Georgia settlers supposed to protect the territory from? | Spain and french who might take the land |
| Who populated the Georgia colony? | 120 settlers who were all debtors |
| What was the Georgia colony helping to relieve in England? | Prisoners who owed moneyđź’¸ |
| What did natives use to fertilize their soil in Massachusetts(Plymouth)? | Fish |
| When did settlers come to the shores of Massachusetts?(Plymouth) | 1620 |
| What ship were the settlers of Plymouth using to get to the new world? | The Mayflower |
| Along what body of water did the people of Plymouth settle? | Cape Cod Bay |
| What did the people of Plymouth call themselves? What does this word mean? | They called themselves pilgrims and it means people who have embarked upon a difficult religious journey. |
| Was Massachusetts Bay Colony larger or smaller than Plymouth? | much larger |
| What religion did the people of the Massachusetts Bay Colony follow? | Puritanism |
| After a while what did Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay Colony eventually do? | Plymouth joined the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| What to the happened to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692? | Several colonists were convicted of practicing witchcraft and were put to death by hanging? |
| What were the people of this colony able to develop using water? | Farming communities |
| Who founded Pennsylvania and when? | In 1681, William Penn founded Pennsylvania |
| What did Penn set the stage for in his new colony of Pennsylvania? | Freedom of religionâ™± |
| What religious group settled Pennsylvania? | The Quakers |
| Why didn’t people like the Quakers? | They made people pay a tax |
| Who was Penn friends with? | King Charles II and the Native Americans |
| How did the natives and the people of Pennsylvania get along? | The natives never attack the people of Pennsylvania because Penn’s negotiations were so fair they had no reason to |
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