Colonial America
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This was the first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown (1607)
John Smith
The Pilgrims signed this, which was the first document to establish self-rule and rule of law in North America
crops like tobacco, indigo, and rice that were grown for a profit.
Cash Crops
What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed the North America on
Mayflower
The Pilgrims landed in this modern-day state
Massachusetts
Who married Pocahontas and brought tobacco to the Virginia colony
John Rolfe
What was the soil like in New England?
Sandy and rocky. Difficult to use for large scale farming.
Which Puritan leader described Massachusetts Bay Colony as a “city on a hill”?
Were the Pilgrims originally trying to sail to Massachusetts
No, they were originally going to Virginia
Which New England town was the site of famous witch trials?
Salem Massachusets
What event led to an increase in the use of African slaves in the colonies
Bacon's Rebellion
What were the major industries in New England
Fishing, shipbuilding, lumber, fishing
Which cash crop made Virginia profitable?
tobacco
Which region had the greatest diversity of religions, cultures, and economics
Middle Colonies
This colony was founded as a safe-haven for Quakers
Pennsylvania
What do you call the economic practice of Countries extracting the resources of their colonies, forcing their colonies to buy their products, and extreme competition?
Mercantilism
The region known as the Breadbasket Colonies because they mostly
grew staple crops
Middle Colonies
What is the name of the religious movement that swept across the colonies before the american revolution.
The Great Awakening
The term given to people that were willing to work for free for a certain
amount of time in order to receive passage to the New World.
Indentured servants
What are two of the main motivations for people colonizing North America
Make Money, Religious Freedom, New Start
What was the winter of 1609–1610 in Jamestown called?
The Starving Time
Which region had the best climate for growing crops
Southern Colonies
Name of the native tribe that lived near the colonists in Jamestown
Name of the journey that enslaved people took from Africa to the new World
Middle Passage