Expeditions & Maps
The Colonies
Indigenous Peoples
Slavery & Indentured Servitude
Foundations of Self-Governance
100

Feature of a map that demonstrates North, South, East, and West

Compass

100

The three geographic groups of colonies are known as...

The New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies

100
How did the arrival of European colonists impact the population numbers of Native Americans?

It sharply decreased

100

Someone who is forced to work against their will, having no benefit for their work, is called a...

Slave

100

The French were pushing into this region, prompting the colonists to fight back against them

The Ohio River Valley

200

The full name of the European explorer for which the Hudson River is named.

Henry Hudson

200

Colonies most known for growing tobacco

The Southern Colonies

200

During the French & Indian War, Native Americans used this tactic to humiliate those who they killed and take home a "trophy" after a battle

Scalping
200

Male slaves are generally directed to work this kind of labor

Farming/Agriculture

200

The author's purpose for writing "Join or Die" was to...

Encourage people to fight

300

These lines are on a globe, and run east and west (but tell how far north or south someone is from the equator)

Lines of Latitude

300

This colony included what is now considered to be the State of Maine, even though they did not share an immediate border

Massachusetts

300

The nickname Native Americans gave to three crops (corn, beans, and squash) because they grew well together

The Three Sisters

300

Someone who works for several years doing hard labor but is able to fulfill their indebtedness is called...

An indentured servant

300

The author of the article entitled "Join or Die"

Benjamin Franklin

400

The name of a map which shows mountains, lakes, rivers, etc. (but DOES NOT show states, cities, towns, etc.) is called...

A Physical Map

400

These colonies were most known for selling dried fish and whale oil

The New England Colonies

400

Name of a tribe that inhabited the area that Peekskill is in today.

Wappinger

400

This group of workers sometimes included skilled laborers who could complete tasks at a professional level

Indentured Servants

400

"Join or Die" was written in response to what significant event for the colonists?

The French and Indian War

500

The main line of Longitude with which all other lines of Longitude are based off of

The Prime Meridian
500

Throughout the colonies, wealthy people lived closer to the _____, while poorer people lived ______.

The Coast; inland

500

The name of the lineage which the Lenape and Wappinger come from

Algonquin

500

Over the course of the colonial era, which colonial geographic region saw the sharpest increase in slave population?

The Southern Colonies
500

A main cause of colonial unwillingness to join together was that they all had different...

Governments

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