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Colonial Settlement
History- Colonial Settlement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carolina | This colony was established by a group of eight businessmen. |
| Connecticut | In search of better farmland, Thomas Hooker founded this colony. |
| Georgia | This colony was established by James Oglethorpe to help the poor and those in debt. |
| Hampshire | New ____ started out as English fishing and fur-trading camps that grew into small towns and trading centers. |
| harbors | Carolina grew slowly because of its poor ____ and dangerous coastline. |
| Harvard | By 1636, the Puritans founded this college, the oldest in America. |
| Holland | Settlers from this country founded the colony of New Netherlands, which became New York. |
| Jamestown | John Smith became the leader of ____ after the first winter. |
| log | The Swedes built the first ____ cabins in America. |
| Maryland | This colony was the first to pass a law giving freedom of religion. |
| Mason | John ____, an Englishman, owned most of New Hampshire before the Pilgrims came to America. |
| Massachusetts | Puritans established the ____ Bay Colony. |
| New Jersey | The Duke of York gave this colony as a gift to two of his friends. |
| Orders | Thomas Hooker, founder of Connecticut, wrote the Fundamental ____, the first written constitution in America. |
| Penn | William ____ received the land that is now Pennsylvania from the king as payment of a debt. |
| Quakers | This group settled in Pennsylvania. |
| Roanoke | Sir Walter Raleigh founded this English colony off the coast of North Carolina. |
| Sweden | Settlers from this country started the colony of Delaware. |
| Virginia | By growing tobacco, this colony became the richest among the English colonies. |
| Williams | Roger ____ left the Puritans to establish Providence and provide true religious freedom. |