A special agreement

Covenant

To allow people to have different beliefs from your own

Tolerate 

The Puritans left England for ______________.

religious freedom

The Puritans founded the __________________ colony.

Massachusetts Bay

Who was chosen as governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony?

John Winthrop

Puritan men promised to live by the rules of the church when they signed a _________________.

covenant

A grassy area shared by everyone in the community is called a _______________.

common

Name two reasons the Puritan people were better prepared for settlement than the Pilgrims.

1.  The Puritans had more people.

2.  The Puritans brought more supplies.

Name the founder of the colony of Rhode Island. He left Massachusetts in order to start the colony.

Roger Williams

Anne Hutchinson left Massachusetts and started the settlement of ___________________. 

Portsmouth

Why did Anne Hutchinson leave Massachusetts?

She disagreed with the Puritans.

Who was the founder of the colony of Connecticut?

Thomas Hooker

Which two present day states were divided between John Mason and Sir Ferdinand Gorges?

Maine and New Hampshire

Metacomet, leader of the Wampanoag, fought the colonists because ______________________.

He wanted Native American's land back.

The Dutch called their colony _________________.

New Netherland

Who was the governor of New Netherland?

Peter Stuyvesant

The colony of New Netherland was renamed ___________ by the English.

New York

Part of New York later became the colony of ____________.

New Jersey

Who received a charter from King Charles in 1681 to start a colony?

William Penn

The colony started by William Penn was called _______________________.

Pennsylvania

Part of Pennsylvania later became the colony of ______________.

Delaware

The Quakers

What is another name for the Quakers?

Society of Friends

Name two groups who worked together to help the Middle Colonies prosper.

Dutch and English

 Because of the rich farmland, people began calling the Middle colonies the "____________________".

The breadbasket of the colonies

What does the word Philadelphia mean?

"brotherly love"

Which Indian tribe did William Penn sign a treaty of friendship with?

The Lenape Indians

 A group of countries, states, or people who join for a common purpose.

confederacy

A person who owes money.

debtor

A plant used to produce a blue dye

indigo

A person who owns a property or business

proprietor

Why was the colony of Maryland founded?

to provide a religious haven

Lord Baltimore started the colony of _____________.

Maryland

 King Charles gave Carolina land to eight __________ who owned and controlled the colony.

proprietors

Carolina was later divided into two states. They are ______________ and ________________.

North Carolina and South Carolina

A plant used to produce blue dye that was grown by some southern colonies.

indigo

Why did John Culpeper lead a revolt in Albemarle County?

The proprietors didn't govern wisely

 England put _________, or people who owed money, in prison.

debtors

Which was the last English colony to be settled?

Georgia

The founder of Georgia was __________________.

James Oglethorpe

Georgia was started as a settlement for ______________.

Debtors

A ____________ is a group of countries, states, or people who join for a common purpose.

confederacy

 Chief Tomochichi helped the colonists by _______________.

giving them land

Which was the first of the 13 colonies?

Virginia

List all 13 English colonies.

1.Massachusetts  2.Rhode Island 

3.Connecticut 4.New Hampshire 

5.Pennsylvania  6.New Jersey 7.Delaware  8.New York  9.Maryland

10.Virginia  11.North Carolina   12.South Carolina 13.Georgia

What is the difference in height between land areas referred to?

relief

What type of map can show you the height of land above sea level?

An elevation map

How is elevation measured?

In feet or meters above sea level

________________ means flat land stretching for long distances.

low relief