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thirteen colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Founder of the Pennsylvania colony | William Penn |
| The colony with diverse climate, short growing season, fairly rich soil, navigable waters, and good fishing waters | The middle colonies |
| The colony with harsh climate, poor rocky soil, good fishing waters, and abundant forests | The new england colonies |
| The colony with long growing seasons, dark rich soil, and warm climate | The southern coloonies |
| This colony was founded in 1607 | Virgina (southern colonies) |
| This colony was founded in 1620 | Massachusetts (new england colonies) |
| This colony was founded in 1629 | New hampshire (New england colonies) |
| The colony founded in 1634 | Maryland (southern colonies) |
| Founder of Rhode island | Roger williams |
| These states were in the MIddle colonies | Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware |
| This was the first permanent colony in America | Georgia |
| This religious group founded the Conneticut colony | Puritans |
| What was the main reason Jamestown was founded | to get rich from the New World's resources |
| Who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony | The Puritans |
| Who started a colony where people of any religion could be free to worship as they chose | Lord Baltimore |
| In what year did the Province of Carolina split into North and South Carolina | 1712 |
| Which was the most widely grown crop in the Middle Colonies | Wheat |
| Who settled the Puritans that settled in Boston | John Winthrop |
| What was the reason John Smith founded Virginia | Economic oppurtunites |
| WHAt was the reason Winthrop founded Masschusetts | Religious freedom |
| What was the reason why Rodger Williams founded Rhode Island | Religious and political freedom |
| What was the reason why Thomas Hooker founded Conneticut | Religious freedom |