Colonies & Reasons for Establishment

_______________ Established as an economic venture.

• Roanoke Island (Lost Colony)

• Georgia

• Massachusettes Bay

• Lynchburg

____________ was the first permanent settlement in North America. It was an economic venture by the Virginia company.

• Georgia

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

_____________ Colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution.

• Plymouth

• Roanoke Island

• Pennslyvania

• Central

_______________ Colony was settled by the Puritans for religious reasons.

• Pennslyvania

• Georgia

• Massachusetts Bay

• Jamestown

_____________ was settled by the Quakers, who wanted to have freedom to practice their faith without interference.

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Roanoke Island

• Pennsylvania

_______________was settled by people who had been in debtor's prison in England. They hoped to experience economic freedom and a new life in the New World.

• Amherst

• Georgia

• Massachusettes Bay

• Jamestown

True or False: Colonies in North America were established for religious and economic reasons.

• True

• False