| A | B |
| Massachusetts Bay | Settled by Puritans |
| John Winthrop | Wanted it to be a "City upon a Hill" |
| Puritans | "The Great Migration" |
| Connecticut | Thomas Hooker founded it |
| Thomas Hooker | Wrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. |
| Anne Hutchinson | Was banished from Mass. Bay for disagreein with church leaders |
| Roger Williams | Settled Rhode Island |
| Roger Williams | Believed they should buy land from Indians |
| Roger Williams | Believed in separation of church and state |
| "Rogue's Island" | Another name for Rhode Island |
| New Hampshire | Founded by the king as for fishing and farming |
| New Netherlands | First settled by the Dutch |
| New York | Was taken over by the English and renamed |
| Peter Stuyvesant | Mean Dutch governor that people would not fight for |
| New Jersey | A proprietary colony given to 2 men by Duke of York |
| New Jersey | Was known for many diverse nationalities |
| The Dutch | Introduced the tradition of "Saint Nicholas" |
| Pennsylvania | Settled for Quakers |
| William Penn | Was given a charter to repay his father's debt |
| William Penn | Wanted his colony to be beautiful and orderly |
| Delaware | First settled by the Swedes |
| Delaware | Was first part of Pennsylvania, but was granted a charter by William Penn |
| Maryland | Colony settled for Catholics |
| Cecelius Calvert | Also known as "Lord Baltimore" |
| Maryland | First law passed in colonies to protect religious freedom |
| Maryland | Named for Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles |
| Virginia | Was named for Queen Elizabeth I |
| Virginia | Had the first successful English settlement in North America |
| The Carolinas | Given to 8 noblemen by Charles II to become a feudal colony |
| North Carolina | Had smaller farms and no "need" for slaves |
| South Carolina | Had large plantations and "needed" slaves |
| Georgia | Settled for debtors |
| Georgia | James Oglethorpe got a charter from king |
| Georgia | King wanted it to be a buffer colony between Carolinas and Spanish Florida |
| New England Colonies | Mass. Conn.,Rhode Island and New Hampshire |
| Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware |
| Southern Colonies | Virginia, Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia |
| Plymouth Colony | Was absorbed into Massachusetts Bay |
| Jamestown Colony | Became part of Virginia Colony |
| Salem Witchcraft Trials | Happened in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the town of Salem |