Brainpopjr: Thirteen Colonies

Which happened FIRST?

• Pilgrims landed in Plymouth.

• Colonists founded Jamestown.

• The Constitution was written and signed.

Which group of colonies was known as the "Bread Colonies"?

• St.Augustine Colonies.

• New England Colonies.

• Middle Colonies.

What happened to many of the native people when Europeans began establishing settlements?

• They became government leaders in the new settlements.

• They began living in the settlements with the colonists.

• They were forced to move, forced into slavery, or were killed.

Which is part of the Middle Colonies?

• Conneticut

• Delaware

• Georgia

Colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain. What was one of their reasons?

• They wanted to choose their own leaders.

• They wanted to establish more settlement.

• They wanted to end slavery in the colonies.

Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?

• It was the easiest place to reach when the Europeans sailed across the Atlantic.

• Land from the east coast was much better for farming than the west coast.

• The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast.

Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?

• They wanted freedom to practice their own religion.

• They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain.

• They wanted to start plantations and earn money.

Why do you think Delaware is known as "the first state"?

• Delaware was the first state to approve the US Constitution.

• Delaware was the most populated of the Thirteen Colonies.

• The first settlement was founded in what is now Delaware.

Why was the U.S. constitution written?

• An agreement with the Native people was needed.

• The king was needed to rule the new government.

• Rules and laws were needed for the new country.

What is the name of this Colony?

• South Carolina

• Georgia