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Puritans

Group of settlers in New England were religious dissenters who believed in hard work and social conformity

Mississippi and Ohio

The two most important rivers that we have talked about in early colonial history on the western frontierthat served as vital transportation routes for trade and settlement.

Pennsylvania

William Penn founded the colony as a haven for Quakers and promoted religious tolerance.

Massachusetts

John Winthrop  led the Puritans in establishing the colony as a community based on their religious beliefs and values.

Rhode Island

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island for religious freedom, separating church and state.

The Middle Colonies

Grew much of the grains that fed the thirteen colonies.

rice, tobacco, indigo

crops were typically grown in the Southern colonies for trade and export, forming a significant part of the colonial economy.

religious freedom

freedom that was most important to the British settlers who originally settled Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

Named after the British statesman William Pitt, it became a key city in Pennsylvania known for its historical significance in the French and Indian War and as a center for trade and industry.

a separation of church and state.

Roger Williams was expelled from Massachusetts because he supported this.

disease

Most of the depopulation of the Native American population in the 16th century can be attributed to this.

the French and Indian War.

Benjamin Franklin’s Join, or Die cartoon was drawn in response to this.

The French

George Washington was worried about settlements by these people around the Ohio river

Flat plains and a long growing season.

geographic features were favorable to the practice of slavery in certain colonies?

New Hampshire

Founded by John Wheelright and was known for its early fishing and shipbuilding industries.

Teaching colonists how to cultivate crops like corn.

Native Americans contributions to the agricultural practices of colonial America

Massachusetts

The plymouth colony was absorbed into this colony in 1691, and it became a significant center for trade and education.

Squanto

A member of the Patuxet tribe who played a crucial role in helping the Pilgrims survive by teaching them agricultural techniques and acting as an interpreter.

Maryland

A British colony founded in 1632 as a safe haven for Catholics, with a diverse economy based on tobacco cultivation.

Virginia

A British colony established in 1607, known for its early tobacco plantations and as the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown.