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Original 13 Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | The name of the original British colony in America. |
| New England Colonies | Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Plymouth, and Rhode Island |
| Southern Colonies | Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia |
| Middle Colonies | Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania |
| Puritan Colonies | Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire |
| Anglican Colonies | Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Plymouth, and Virginia |
| Religiously Free Colonies | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island |
| Rhode Island | Intended as a refuge for people persecuted for their religion |
| Henry Hudson | The man who founded New Jersey |
| Georgia | The colony that was where England sent prisoners who overcrowded London prisons |
| Elizabeth I | The queen who Virginia is named after |
| Rhode Island | The colony that the Mayflower Compact was signed |