Geography
What is the location of the 13 colonies?
Along the eastern coast of North America
What was the main cash crop in Virginia?
Tobacco
What was the first representative assembly in America?
The House of Burgesses (in Virginia)
What was a common religion in the New England colonies?
Puritanism
What event led to the establishment of the Georgia colony?
The need for a buffer between British colonies and Spanish Florida
Name one colony in New England.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, or New Hampshire
What trade system connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
The Triangular Trade
What type of government did most colonies have?
Colonial assemblies with a royal governor
What colony was established for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
To establish a system of self-governance for the Plymouth Colony
What natural feature influenced colonial trade?
The Atlantic Ocean
How did the colonies benefit from mercantilism?
They provided raw materials to England and received manufactured goods in return
Name one document that outlined colonial governance.
The Mayflower Compact or colonial charters
What impact did the Great Awakening have on the colonies?
It sparked religious revival and challenged traditional authority
Name a conflict between colonists and Native Americans.
King Philip's War or the Pequot War
Name one of the breadbasket colonies?
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey
What was the primary industry in New England?
Shipbuilding
What was the role of colonial governors?
To represent the British crown and oversee colonial affairs
How did colonial life differ between the North and South?
The North focused on trade and small farms, while the South had large plantations and slavery
What was the outcome of the French and Indian War for the colonies?
Britain gained control of French territories in North America
Name the three regions where the colonies were primarily located.
New England, Middle, and the Southern Colonies
What is the significance of the triangular trade?
It facilitated the exchange of goods, slaves, and resources between three continents
Explain the concept of "self-government" in the colonies.
Colonists elected their own representatives to make local laws and decisions
What was the significance of education in the colonies?
It promoted literacy and helped establish early American universities
How did the Navigation Acts affect colonial trade?
They restricted colonial trade to benefit England, causing resentment among colonists