Special Sub-Topic: American Colonial Origins Authored by: thejazzkickazz Sub-topic of: US Colonial History

One of the primary founders of which of the 13 colonies was female?

New Hampshire. Anne Hutchinson and her followers founded the colony of New Hampshire after being kicked out of Massachusetts. They were eventually massacred.

Which of these colonies was founded by the Quakers?

Pennsylvania. Their leader was the famous William Penn, after whom the colony was named.

Which of the 13 colonies was originally settled by Swedes?

Delaware.

Which of the following was one of the founders of Maryland?

Cecilius Calvert.

Of the 13 original colonies, which was first settled as a penal colony?

Georgia. James Oglethorpe was the proprietor and founder of Georgia. Incidentally, some other purposes for this colony were to stop Spanish progression north and to produce silk.

Aside from Pennsylvania, which other colony was founded by William Penn?

New Jersey.

North and South Carolina were founded by which British nobleman?

Earl of Shaftesbury.

Which colony in New England was founded by John Hooker?

Connecticut. He and his followers were looking for more fertile farmland.

People of what European country first settled New York?

Netherlands. This one's pretty easy if you've heard of Peter Stuyvesant, et al.

In which of the original 13 colonies would you find the highest concentration of Catholics?

Maryland. Maryland was a veritable Catholic mecca.