Slave Trade
What is the route called from Africa to North America in the triangular trade?
Middle Passage
Name two states in New England.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
What did the Quakers believe?
Name a cash crop that they produced.
Indigo, Rice, Wheat, or Tobacco
Which colony had the highest demand for slaves?
Southern Colonies
What was the main economic product produced?
Ships, lumber, fish, whale oil
What were the main differences between the tidewater+backcountry?
Tidewater: Plantations, more modern/rich
Backcountry: smaller family owned farms
The Mayflower Compact was created in order to:
Establish a framework of government for pilgrims (separatists).
Define "Flushings Remonstrance
Angry protest where people in New Amsterdam saide everyone should have religious freedom.
What were the distinct social classes in the Southern Colonies?
Plantation Owners
Small Farmers
Landless Whites
Indentured Servants
Slaves
What did William Penn believe in?
"Holy Experiment". Everyone had religious freedom. Haven for Catholics, Protestants, Quakers, ect...
Why was slave labor needed?
More labor to produce cash crops and make more money. Perm solution, unlike indentured servants (contracts) and native americans (easy escape)
Describe the geography.
Warm Summers, mild winters
Rich soil
Few harbors
Rivers/forests
Tidewater: flat area around coast
Backcountry: hills and forests between sea and mountains.
True or False: New England wasn't involved in the slave trade.
False
Who founded Rhode Island? Why was this significant.
Roger Williams. First colony to allow any religion.