The Thirteen Colonies

The thin rocky soil of the New England colonies

• made it difficult to grow crops

• made them rely more on shipbuilding and fishing

• made it a great place to grow cash crops

When the glaciers melted, what did they leave behind?

• many lakes and rivers

• flooded towns

• dead animals

Why were the deep, wide rivers so important in the Middle colonies?

• they were controlled by the Native Americans

• they allowed for trade because they were easy to navigate

• they weren't important- they were actually shallow

What is the frontier?

• the edge of settlement, beyond which was an area colonists thought of as wilderness

• a large city

• a border between colonies

• a barrier set up between colonies

Why were the Southern colonies an ideal place for growing cash crops?

• they had a dry climate

• they had fertile soil and a hot, wet climate

• there were deep, wide rivers

• the soil was dry and lacked nutrients

Roger Williams left Massachusetts and settled Rhode Island because

• he didn't want a relationship with the Native Americans

• he didn't believe in freedom of religion

• he thought the government wasn't strict enough

• he thought the government (Puritans) were trying to control people's lives

Why did Thomas Hooker leave Massachusetts to found Connecticut?

• he disagreed with the Puritan leaders

• he wanted to study the Native Americans

• he wasn't allowed to pray

William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a

• tribute to the King of England

• military base

• trading post

• holy experiment

Which colony was first established as a safe haven for Catholics?

• Georgia

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• Virginia

Chief Pequot

• joined forces to survive and to drive the colonists out of New England

• was a struggle for land and survival in New England

• was feared by the Puritans because small group had attacked their villages

• led a war against the colonists, which ended in his death in 1676