Thirteen Colonies Scavenger Hunt
With a partner, answer each question by filling in the appropriate colony or region. Use 2.2 and 2.3 in
the textbook to help. Many of the answers are found in the maps and charts.
1. List the 4 New England Colonies:
2. List the 4 Middle Colonies
3. List the 5 Southern Colonies:
4. Colony that developed America’s first written constitution in 1639.
5. Colony originally part of New York when it was called New Netherland.
6. Colony originally part of southern Pennsylvania that separated in 1704.
7. Began by James Oglethorpe as a debtor colony.
8. The first elected law-making body, The House of Burgesses met in this colony.
9. Colony home to Puritans or Pilgrims who signed the Mayflower Compact.
10. Colony founded by Quakers as a place to safely practice religion.
11. Colony that wrote and approved the Halifax Resolves, calling for independence 3 months before
the Declaration of Independence.
12. Roger Williams began this colony and welcomed people of all faiths.
13. Colony where Bacon’s Rebellion took place.
14. Colony founded by George Calvert as a safe place for Catholics to worship.
15. Region where shipbuilding prospered.
16. Colony where Harvard University was founded.
17. Region where the Tidewater Area is located.
18. This colony’s 1641 Body of Liberties was the first document to protect individual rights.
19. Colony with Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was
signed.
20. Region where most enslaved Africans were imported.