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Colony Characteristics Review

Match each colony to its description.

Colonies:

  1. Plymouth
  2. Massachusetts Bay Colony
  3. Connecticut
  4. Rhode Island
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. Virginia
  7. Maryland
  8. Georgia
  9. Carolinas

Descriptions:

  • settled by Puritans
  • colony started in 1636 by Roger Williams that guaranteed religious tolerance to all settlers
  • settled by Quakers in 1681
  • 2nd permanent English settlement in America
  • colony established in 1733 as haven for debtors from England and to protect Southern colonies against attack from Spain
  • colony where Jamestown was located
  • started as "safe haven" for Catholics
  • started as royal colony in 1670 for trading and farming
  • settled by Thomas Hooker in mid-1630s to establish a Puritan settlement and fur trading route

Answers:

  1. Plymouth

    Answer: 2nd permanent English settlement in America

  2. Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Answer: settled by Puritans

  3. Connecticut

    Answer: settled by Thomas Hooker in mid-1630s to establish a Puritan settlement and fur trading route

  4. Rhode Island

    Answer: colony started in 1636 by Roger Williams that guaranteed religious tolerance to all settlers

  5. Pennsylvania

    Answer: settled by Quakers in 1681

  6. Virginia

    Answer: colony where Jamestown was located

  7. Maryland

    Answer: started as "safe haven" for Catholics

  8. Georgia

    Answer: colony established in 1733 as haven for debtors from England and to protect Southern colonies against attack from Spain

  9. Carolinas

    Answer: started as royal colony in 1670 for trading and farming

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