The Thirteen Original Colonies Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• new jersey : one of the middle colonies, this colony was settled by the dutch at the same time as new york.
• south carolina : this colony split from another in 1712. it depended on rice as a cash crop.
• maryland : this colony was founded in 1732 and named after king george.
• new york : this colony was known as a safe haven for catholics.
• massachusetts : the first settlement in this colony was plymouth.
• new hampshire : part of new england, this colony was founded as a fishing colony.
• connecticut : thomas hooker led many puritans out of massachusetts to found this colony.
• pennsylvania : this colony was founded by william penn and settled by many quakers.
• north carolina : the first english settlement, roanoke, was in this colony. it is known as the lost colony.
• rhode island : roger williams and anne hutchinson founded this colony for religious freedom.
• delaware : this colony had fertile soil for agriculture. the first settlement here is known as wilmington today.
• virginia : the first permanent english settlement in the new world was here.
• georgia : the dutch settled here first, but england took over in 1664.