The Thirteen Colonies

Lord Baltimore founded this colony for Catholics to live free from persecution.

Medium Growing season and good soil; low maintenance crops; wheat and grains

New England colonists lived in a small village and operated their LOCAL government in this way

Longest Growing season and best soil; high maintenance cash crops- tobacco, rice, indigo

Which is NOT a characteristic of the Puritans?

Most people live on isolated farms with few towns or big cities

German immigrants who make small mechanical things- rifles, clocks, etc.

Huge harbors for international trade and shipping

Big cities, tolerant and diverse

Which was NOT a type of government used in the colonies?

ANY person who works to better society or help others without expecting repayment

Which is NOT a push factor causing people to leave Europe

Which is NOT a reason it was more "convenient" to use slaves from Africa than other groups?

Religious dissenters who established a “city on a hill” called Massachusetts Bay Colony

Shortest Growing season and poor soil; family subsistence farming only

Which is NOT a belief of the Quakers?

Every community must have some form of this to remain safe and orderly.

Which is NOT a modern day right that partly resulted from the Salem Witch Trials?

First Written government document; established Plymouth's government based on majority rule

Totally dominated by the Puritan Church

Colony established to be a “barrier” and protect the English colonies from the Spanish

A type of government dominated by a religious group or church 

I started a“model community” based on my religion’s ideas of peace and equality.

Education, Harvard, strong work ethic

Who had the most rights in the colonies as a whole?

Document limited the governor’s power in Connecticut, called the First Written Constitution

First university in America; best place for someone to study to be a Puritan Minister

Which group did NOT come to the colonies to escape religious persecution?

Economic system in which countries have colonies and control them to gain wealth and power

England followed this policy of leaving her colonies alone to take care of their own business

Forced out of Mass for failing to act properly as a woman, & criticizing leaders: RI founder

Fishing, whaling, lumber, shipbuilding, rum

People live in small villages and have town meetings to make decisions

Maryland's document protecting Christians from persecution and separating church and state

A King issued this document allowing someone from his country to start a colony (common noun) 

Founder of Connecticut; wrote a document that limited its leaders’ power.

Founder of Rhode Island. Sometimes called the “Father of Religious Freedom"

Which is NOT a characteristic of James Oglethorpe's model community?

Quaker Colony founded on land purchased from Indians; the planned community of Philadelphia.

This event helped Massachusetts realize that its church should not run the government

Which is NOT a reason slavery became so common in the Southern colonies.

Most dependent on slave labor for high maintenance crops

"Crazy" religious group; believed in pacifism, no slavery, all men (& women) are created equal