13 colonies Pre

The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Constitution

Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?

• to develop new crops

• to establish a new monarchy in America

• to seek religious freedom

• to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians

Name a current state from the Southern Colonies. 

• New York
• Rhode Island
• Georgia
• New Jersey 

Name a current state from the Middle Colonies. 

• Virginia 
• North Carolina 
• Georgia 
• New York 

Name a current state from the New England Colonies. 

• Georgia
• New Jersey
• North Carolina 
• Massachusetts 

Who wanted to reform and/or purify the church? 

• Puritans
• Quakers
• African Slaves 
• Separatists 

African Slaves were used heavily in the Southern Colonies because of the 

• immigration laws
• climate 
• Cash crops and plantations 
• pay 

What term was used to describe a colony that had a formal document giving them permission to settle there. 

• Royal colony 
• pilgrims 
• plantation 
• Charter colony 

These colonies were in established and controlled by the King/Queen. 

• Charter Colony 
• Royal Colony 
• Quaker 
• Puritan 

What cash crop was introduced to the colonists creating huge plantations and thousands of new settlers?

• Tea

• corn

• cotton

• tobacco