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Group that started Mass Bay Colony and had a strong influence in New England.
Puritans
Started colony of Maryland.
Catholic
Pennsylvania was the colony established by this group.
Quakers
Colony founded by Roger Williams in order for freedom of religion to be practiced.
Rhode Island
What church were the Separatists and Puritans trying to get away from.
Church of England
Crop that saved Jamestown
Tobacco
Groups of colonies who were farmers, traders, and relied on industry
Middle Colonies
Crop grown on South Carolina plantations that were taught to farmers by Native Americans.
Rice
People who would work off a debt in return for passage to the new world.
Indentured Servants
Theory that a country’s power is based upon its wealth.
Mercantilism
Received help from Powhatan tribe.
Jamestown
Started as a place for debtors to start their lives over
Georgia
Once called New Amsterdam.
New York
Its founder called this colony a “Holy Experiment”
Pennsylvania
A large portion of its original settlers came from Virginia and used this colony’s Naval Stores as a way to make money
North Carolina
River that allowed New York to be a major trade center
Hudson
Jamestown was settled along these two bodies of water, making it a great place for trade and offering protection.
James River and Chesapeake Bay
Rocky Terrain, Long winters, many bays and harbors lent this group of colonies to be ship builders rather than farmers.
New England
The 13 Colonies were between the Atlantic Ocean and this geographic feature
Appalachian Mountains
Region in North and South Carolina where you would find the most plantations because of the fertile soil
Coastal Plain
Government of the Plymouth Colony
Mayflower Compact
These people ran the Puritan Church
The congregation
An elected representative at Jamestown/Virginia
Burgesses
Written permission to explore, settle and govern land.
Charter
Type of government early colonial governments were using.
Democracy