Colonial Settlements: Carolinas and the Middle Colonies

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key terms, dates, and historical figures of the Carolinas, New Netherland, New Sweden, and New Jersey settlements.

Carolinas

A colony founded in 1663 after eight favorites of King Charles II received a charter in March 1663 in return for remaining loyal during the English Civil War.

Fundamental Constitutions

The legal and political framework governing the societal and governmental systems established in the Carolinas.

Gullah

A distinct culture and linguistic tradition developed by South Carolina slaves, illustrating their unique experience relative to slaves in the northern colonies.

New Netherland

A Dutch colony founded in 1614 that was taken over by the English in 1667.

Peter Stuyvesant

The Director-General of New Netherland who served during the period of Dutch colonial rule prior to the English takeover.

New Sweden

A colony founded in 1638 that was taken over by the Dutch in 1655.

New Jersey

A middle colony officially founded in 1664.

Sir Robert Heath

The individual granted the right by King Charles I in October 1629 to settle the territory between 31 and 36 degrees latitude, south of Virginia and north of Florida.

Cape Fear region

The area where Puritans from New England established a brief settlement in 1662 and 1663 before abandoning it.

Albemarle Sound

The coastal region toward which Virginians began migrating slowly by the mid-seventeenth century.

Lost Colony at Roanoke

An early failed settlement effort remembered for treacherous Outer Banks navigation and hostile local tribes, which deterred subsequent colonization attempts for decades.