New England Colonies
The name of the group which fled England in the 1600s and later became known as the pilgrims
What are the Puritans?
Also known as the Society of Friends, this religious group made up one of the largest groups in New Jersey
Who are the Quakers?
English merchants founded Virginia in this year
What is 1607?
This bill, passed in British parliament in 1689, would become one of the founding documents of the United States' constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
This early american civilization had paved cities and canals to control city-wide water
Who are the Maya?
The name of the ship which brought the pilgrims to North America
What is the Mayflower?
This man, responsible for the name and founding of Pennsylvania, wished to provide a safe place for the Quakers
Who is William Penn?
This town came to be known as the first permanent English settlement
What is Jamestown?
This gathering included most of the town or representatives elected by their neighbors, and was considered the center of politics
What is a town meeting?
These early americans were well known for being fierce warriors and settling in Mexico
Who are the Aztec?
The name of the man who led the Puritans from England to Massachusetts in 1630
Who is John Winthrop?
This food, commonly found in cereal and trail mix, is one of several staple crops which supported the middle colonies, including wheat and barley
What are oats?
This type of worker made up the majority of labor in early Virginia, and consisted of hard work contracts
What is indentured servitude?
This trade group, referred to with a shape including three sides and corners, included the 13 colonies, England, and Africa
What is the triangular trade?
This Ice-Age-era path allowed paleoindians to cross into North America through modern Alaska
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
The four main trades in New England included Craftsmen, Shipbuilding, Fishing, and this type of work
What are Merchants?
This group of individuals, constituting roughly half of all pilgrims, was key to supporting industries like farming, clothing, bakeries, and grocery stores
Who are women?
This man, surnamed after a breakfast food, led a rebellion that briefly controlled Jamestown, Virginia
Who is Nathaniel Bacon?
This movement swept through the colonies in the 1730s-1740s, shifting the religious and political landscape of the region
What is the Great Awakening?
This ancient civilization is known for building the earliest pyramids in the Americas
Who are the Olmec?
New England established this modern day practice to have educated ministers
What is Public education?
This city, also called the "City of Brotherly Love" is still the standing capital of the state initialed PA
What is Philadelphia?
This brutal practice lasted until the Civil War and expanded laws of control throughout the South, resulting in extremely harsh conditions for many laborers across the American South
What is slavery?
This war consisted of several different groups taking up arms on conflicting sides, leading to unrest regarding western settlements in the following years
What is the French and Indian War?
This civilization settled in modern Chile and are known for buildings made from massive stone blocks
Who are the Inca?