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Flashcards on Colonial America: Colonization and Settlements
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Which European country established the first successful permanent settlement in colonial America?
England
What year was the Jamestown settlement established?
1607
Which religious group settled in Plymouth Colony in 1620?
Pilgrims
Who granted the charter to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629?
King Charles I
Which colony was founded by the Dutch in 1624?
New Netherland
What was the first successful English colony in Virginia?
Jamestown
Who was the leader of the Wampanoag tribe during the time of Plymouth Colony?
Massasoit
What was the first permanent English settlement in New England?
Plymouth Colony
Which colony was established as a haven for Catholics?
Maryland
Who established the Pennsylvania Colony in 1681?
William Penn
What was the primary motive for the establishment of the Jamestown colony?
Economic gain
Which colony was known as the 'City on a Hill'?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who founded the Georgia Colony in 1733?
James Oglethorpe
What was the main cash crop in the Southern colonies?
Tobacco
Which colony was established as a buffer between South Carolina and Spanish Florida?
Georgia
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Which European country was responsible for the establishment of the Jamestown settlement?
Spain
France
England
Netherlands
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What was the first successful English colony in Virginia?
Jamestown
Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Maryland
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Which religious group settled in Plymouth Colony in 1620?
Catholics
Quakers
Pilgrims
Huguenots
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Who granted the charter to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629?
King James I
King Charles I
Queen Elizabeth I
King George I
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What was the primary motive for the establishment of the Jamestown colony?
Economic gain
Religious freedom
Political power
Educational advancement
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Who was the leader of the Wampanoag tribe during the time of Plymouth Colony?
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Massasoit
Crazy Horse
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Which colony was known as the 'City on a Hill'?
New York
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Virginia
Pennsylvania
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Who founded the Pennsylvania Colony in 1681?
Roger Williams
William Penn
John Smith
John Winthrop
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What was the main cash crop in the Southern colonies?
Indigo
Wheat
Corn
Tobacco
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Which colony was established as a buffer between South Carolina and Spanish Florida?
Virginia
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Georgia
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