The 13 Colonies Name:

Date:Hour and Homeroom:

The Southern Colonies

  1. The settlement in Jamestown was the ______settlement in America.
  2. The colonists were not prepared to ______and ______. ______died by the first winter.
  3. ______became the leader of Jamestown in 1608.
  4. More settlers arrived, but man died from ______and ______.

Virginia and Maryland

  1. Colonists who paid their way received ______and ______for each person they brought. This was called the ______.
  2. Most workers were ______: people who came to America for free by agreeing to work without pay for a set amount of time.
  3. ______freedom and ______opportunity were motives for founding other southern colonies.
  4. English Catholics came to America to escape ______.
  5. The Maryland assembly passed the ______of 1649 to support religious tolerance.

The Carolinas and Georgia

  1. Most colonists in North Carolina were ______.
  2. South Carolina had large ______with many ______.
  3. Georgia was founded by ______as a refuge for ______in 1733.
  4. He wanted small farms, so he ______slavery and limited land grants.

Economy of the South

  1. Economies of the South depended on ______. Cash crops were ______, ______, and ______.
  2. ______, or laws to control slaves, were passed.

The New England Colonies

  1. The ______and ______came to America to escape religious persecution.
  2. ______wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church.
  3. ______wanted to separate from the Anglican Church.

The Pilgrims

  1. The ______was signed, which was a legal contract agreeing to have fair laws.
  2. Most Pilgrims were ______.
  3. Women ______, ______clothing, and wove ______.

The Puritans

  1. Puritan colonists led by ______went to ______to seek religious freedom.

Economy and Education

  1. The New England economy was based on ______and ______.
  2. ______climate and ______soil meant few cash crops.
  3. There was a ______need for ______.
  4. ______was one of the regions leading industries.
  5. ______was also an important ______.
  6. ______was important in the New England colonies.
  7. ______and the General Court founded ______College in 1636.

The Middle Colonies

New York and New Jersey

1. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 as a ______trading post.

  1. ______led the New York Colony from 1647-1664.
  2. New Jersey had a ______population which included the ______, ______, ______, and ______.

Pennsylvania

  1. Society of Friends, or ______, was one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey.
  2. ______founded Pennsylvania, a larger colony for Quakers that provided for a ______home.
  3. Penn limited his power, established an ______assembly, and promised ______freedom to _____ Christians.

Economy

  1. Middle Colonies had ______climate and ______soil to grow ______crops that are ______needed.
  2. Crops included ______, ______, and ______.
  3. There were ______, but ______were a larger source of labor.

Women’s contribution

  1. Women ran farms and businesses, such as ______stores, ______, and ______.
  2. Some were ______and ______.
  3. ______women managed ______and raised children.