It’s Time For….

Name That

Colony! By Jeff Burns

Which colonies grew cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo?

GeorgiaMarylandSouth CarolinaVirginiaNorth Carolina

SOUTHERN

Which colonies’ economies were based on shipping, trade,

fishing and naval stores?

ConnecticutMassachusettsRhode IslandNew Hampshire

NEW ENGLAND

Which colonies grew grains and engaged in the fur trade?

New YorkPennsylvaniaNew JerseyDelaware

MIDDLE

Which 5 colonies were founded by people seeking religious freedom?

ConnecticutMassachusettsRhode IslandPennsylvaniaMaryland

Which was the first successful permanent English settlement?

Virginia

Which colony was the site of the Pequot War and King Philip’s War?

Massachusetts

Which colony was the site of the Powhatan Wars and Bacon’s

Rebellion?

Virginia

Which colonies based local government on town meetings?

ConnecticutMassachusettsRhode IslandNew Hampshire

Which colony was first settled by Separatists and Puritans?

Massachusetts

Which colony was owned by the Calvert family and established for

Roman Catholics?

Maryland

Which colony was envisioned as a place for debtors to

begin new life and as a buffer colony to protect English

colonies from the Spanish?

Georgia

Which 2 colonies started as one but split into one with strong plantation economy

and one dominated by small farmers?

South CarolinaNorth Carolina

Which colony was settled by Quakers and enjoyed the best relations with

Indians?

Pennsylvania

Which colony was originally settled by the Dutch but

taken by the English?

New York

Which colony was originally settled by the Swedes?

Delaware