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Group that started Mass Bay Colony and had a strong influence in New England.

Puritans

Started colony of Maryland.

Catholic

Pennsylvania was the colony established by this group.

Quakers

Colony founded by Roger Williams in order for freedom of religion to be practiced.

Rhode Island

What church were the Separatists and Puritans trying to get away from.

Church of England

Crop that saved Jamestown

Tobacco

Groups of colonies who were farmers, traders, and relied on industry

Middle Colonies

Crop grown on South Carolina plantations that were taught to farmers by Native Americans.

Rice

People who would work off a debt in return for passage to the new world.

Indentured Servants

Theory that a country’s power is based upon its wealth.

Mercantilism

Received help from Powhatan tribe.

Jamestown

Started as a place for debtors to start their lives over

Georgia

Once called New Amsterdam.

New York

Its founder called this colony a “Holy Experiment”

Pennsylvania

A large portion of its original settlers came from Virginia and used this colony’s Naval Stores as a way to make money

North Carolina

River that allowed New York to be a major trade center

Hudson

Jamestown was settled along these two bodies of water, making it a great place for trade and offering protection.

James River and Chesapeake Bay

Rocky Terrain, Long winters, many bays and harbors lent this group of colonies to be ship builders rather than farmers.

New England

The 13 Colonies were between the Atlantic Ocean and this geographic feature

Appalachian Mountains

Region in North and South Carolina where you would find the most plantations because of the fertile soil

Coastal Plain

Government of the Plymouth Colony

Mayflower Compact

These people ran the Puritan Church

The congregation

An elected representative at Jamestown/Virginia

Burgesses

Written permission to explore, settle and govern land.

Charter

Type of government early colonial governments were using.

Democracy