13 Colonies

What was most important to people in the New England Colonies?

• planting crops

• finding gold and silver

• claiming more land

• their religion

Who lived on most of the land before the colonists came to settle?

• Pilgrims
• Quakers
• Native Americans

William Penn and the Quakers founded the colony of Pennsylvania mainly to:

• make friends with the Native Americans
• ensure religious freedom and equality
• trade fur and gold

The first group of settlers came to the New England colonies in Plymouth aboard the:

• Nina
• Santa Maria
• Mayflower

The Native Americans helped the explorers with all of the following EXCEPT

• How to plant crops
• How to build homes
• How to make more money

Which of the following colonies were in the New England Colonies?

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• Carolinas

• Virginia

Who founded the colony of New York?

• John Smith

• William Penn

• James Duke of York

• John Rolfe

Which colony was apart of the Middle Colonies?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Georgia

• New Hampshire

Who founded the colony of Pennslyvania

• William Penn

• James Duke of York

• John Smith

• Roger Williams

Which colony is in the Southern Colonies?

• Virginia

• Vermont

• Georgia

• Rhode Island