Colonial Regions
Establishing the colonies
Colonial Life
Wars of Empire
Movements
100
The economy of this region/s depended heavily on slave labor.
What is the South?
100
This group of people paid for their passage to the Americas with service for a determined number of years.
Who are indentured servants?
100
Some runaway slaves fled here and were welcomed in order to help strengthen their militia.
What is Florida?
100
These two countries fought wars during the 1700s to gain control of North America.
Who are France and England?
100
The religious movement that led to political and religious reforms.
What is the Great Awakening?
200
This colonial region had cold winters, a short growing season, and a rugged landscape.
What is New England?
200
The country that William Penn recruited immigrants from and they encouraged others to come with letters sent back home.
What is Germany?
200
These were central to colonial life because they provided a meeting place.
What are churches?
200
The Indians played this role in wars between France and England from 1689 to 1748.(which side did they take)
What is most Indians fought with the French?
200
The philosophical movement also known as the Age of Reason due to the increased push to question long held beliefs and ideals through scientific research.
What is the Enlightenment?
300
This group of people in the South were able to preserve some of their traditions and languages.
Who are slaves?
300
In this region ship building was a source of income.
What is New England colonies?
300
These caused fewer English to emigrate to the colonies during the mid 1600s.
What is improved political and economic conditions in England?
300
The French and British signed this to end the Seven Years War.
What is Treaty of Paris?
300
The English Enlightenment philosopher who believed that people had natural rights that came from God, not monarchs. These principles helped establish the separation of church and state.
Who is John Locke?
400
This state passed a law in the mid 1600s requiring towns to provide schools for children.
What is Massachusetts?
400
Britain enacted these in order to further its policy of mercantilism.
What is Navigation Acts?
400
Brutal, overcrowded conditions on slave ships caused this to kill many of the slaves during transport.
What is disease?
400
Pontiac's Rebellion ended because of this.
What is they ran out of gunpowder, shot and guns?
400
This French Enlightenment philosopher wrote many pieces criticizing the Catholic Church and French government for which he was exiled. He is associated with the principle of free speech.
Who is Voltaire?
500
This colony had two colleges.
What is New Jersey?
500
The US constitutional privilege of habeus corpus was preceded by a right to habeus corpus in these two English documents.
What are the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights?
500
Here slaves outnumbered white settlers.
What is the South?
500
The British did not push the colonies to accept Franklin's Albany Plan of Union because of this.
What is they feared that if the colonies united they would be harder to manage?
500
This French political philosopher was outspoken about the abuse of power and tyranny. He believed in a separation of powers so that one person or group would not rule in tyranny.
Who is Montesquieu?
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