(AP) 13 Colonies
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tiffanyat13 on August 22, 2011
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These flashcards are being made for my AP US history class; they recognize the thirteen colonies with their distinctive physical characterics, religions, government, economy, and who founded it.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What type of government/colony was Virginia? | Royal |
| What type of government/colony was New Hampshire? | Royal |
| What type of government/colony was Massachusetts? | Royal |
| What type of goverment/colony was Maryland? | Proprietary |
| What type of government was Connecticut? | Self-governing |
| What type of government was Rhode Island? | Self-governing |
| What type of government was Delaware? | Proprietary |
| What type of government was North Carolina? | Royal |
| Who founded Virginia? | London Company |
| Who founded New Hampshire? | Jason Mason and others |
| Who founded Massachusetts? | Puritans |
| Who founded Maryland? | Lord Baltimore |
| Who founded Connecticut? | Massachusetts Emigrants |
| Who founded Rhode Island? | Roger Williams |
| Who founded Delaware? | Swedes |
| Who founded North Carolina? | Virginians |
| Virginia's economy was based upon | tobacco |
| Economy of New Hampshire | cattle and grain |
| Economy of Massachusetts | cattle and grain/shipbuilding/rum |
| Economy of Maryland | tobacco/iron |
| Economy of Connecticut | cattle and grain/iron/shipbuilding |
| Economy of Rhode Island | cattle and grain/iron/shipbuilding/rum |
| New Jersey Economy | trade/iron/cattle and grain/shipbuilding |
| Economy of Delaware | trade/iron/cattle and grain/shipbuilding |
| Economy of N. Carolina | tobacco/rice and indigo/lumber/naval |
| Virginia Religion | Anglican |
| New Hampshire Religion | Congregational |
| Massachusetts Religion | Congregational |
| Maryland Religion | Anglican |
| Connecticut Religion | Congregational |
| Rhode Island Religion | No fortified religion |
| Delaware Religion | No fortified religion |
| N. Carolina Religion | Anglican |
| Geography of Virginia | rich soil and coasts |
| geography of new hampshire | stony soil and harbors |
| geography of massachusetts | stony soil and harbors |
| geography of maryland | rich soil |
| geography of connecticut | stony soil and harbors |
| geography of rhode island | stony soil and harbors |
| geography of delaware | lots of freshwater and fertile soils and harbors |
| geography of n. carolina | rich soil and coasts |
| What type of government was New York? | Royal |
| What type of government was New Jersey? | Royal |
| What type of government was South Carolina? | Royal |
| What type of government was Georgia? | Royal |
| What type of government was Pennsylvania? | Proprietary |
| Who founded New York? | Dutch/Duke of York |
| Who founded New Jersey? | Berkeley and Carteret |
| Who founded S. Carolina? | 8 Nobles |
| Who founded Pennsylvania? | William Penn |
| Who founded Georgia? | James Ogelthorpe and others |
| New York Economy | cattle and grain/lumber/iron |
| S. Carolina Economy | rice and indigo/naval/lumber/trade |
| Pennsylvania Economy | fur/iron/lumber/cattle and grain |
| Georgia Economy | rice and indigo/trade |
| New York Religion | Anglican |
| Carolina Religion | Anglican |
| New Jersey Religion | no fortified religion |
| Pennsylvania Religion | no fortified religion |
| Georgia Religion | Anglican |
| geography of new york | fertile soil and forestation |
| geography of new jersey | fertile soil and wide rivers |
| geography of s. carolina | rich soil/forestation/coasts |
| geography if pennsylvania | fertile soil and forestation |
| geography of georgia | rich soil |
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