Motives
This economic policy held that colonies exist to economically benefit the mother country
Mercantilism.
This group known for hard work and social conformity settled Massachusetts bay
The puritans.
These two rivers marked the important 1754 boundary between the British and French land claims.
The Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
This man founded Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers.
William Penn.
This was the leading cause of Native American depopulation in the 16th century
disease.
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America founded in 1607
Jamestown.
This man was expelled from Massachusetts bay in 1636 for supporting separation of church and state
Roger Williams.
This valuable territory, contested between British and France, helped spark the French and Indian War.
The Ohio River Valley.
Who founded Maryland As a refuge for English Catholic.
Lord Baltimore.
Native Americans lacked this biological defense against European diseases like small pox
Natural immunity.
This Massachusetts settlement was founded in 1620 by religious separatists seeking freedom.
Plymouth.
This colony founded by Roger Williams was built on the principal of religious toleration
Rhode Island .
The French and Indian war took place during these years.
between 1754-1763.
Who founded Rhode Island on the principal of religious liberty?
Roger Williams.
These are three examples of European diseases that devastated native populations
Smallpox measles and influenza.
This group of religious separatists left England and settled at Plymouth
Pilgrims.
The religious group led by William penn sought religious freedom and peacfull coexistence in Pennsylvania
The Quakers.
Benjamin flankrin created this famous cartoon in 1754 to call for colonial unity.
Join or Die.
What region's economy relied on Cash crops, like tobacco, rice, and indigo grown on plantations?
The Southern Colonies.
Compared to warfare and slavery disease cost this much Native Americans population loss
far more than warfare, slavery, or any single cause combined
These are the three broad categories of motives that drove European colonization
Economic, religious, and political motives.
What was the key differences on how Puritians and Quakers treat religious dissent?
Puritians were intolerant of dissent, while Quakers extended broad religious tolerance.
This mountain range, along with Major rivers, generally separated British colonies from French territory.
The Appalachian Mountains.
Which region was known as the "bread basket" for their heavy grain production?
The Middle Colonies.
This demographic collapse reshaped the balance of power in the Americas even before this began in a large scale
European settlement.