Salem Witch Trails
In what colony and year did the Salem witch trials happen in?
Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1692
In 1607
What was the name of the settlement in 1633 in the middle plantation area?
Williamsburg
What were the four colonies that made up the New England colony?
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
In the Middle passage, enslaved people were forcibly transported across which ocean?
Atlantic ocean
How many people were executed for witchcraft?
19 People
Who were most of the people that went to Jamestown?
They were investors who did not know how to farm, hunt, or build. And they were just there for wealth
What was the name of the settlement that later became Williamsburg?
Middle Plantation
Why did New England colonies rely on fishing, whaling, and ship building, and not larger scale farming?
The region was very rocky, and had very harsh winters.
Who were the main people that were taken from their homes and taken on slave ships and transported?
Enslaved Africans that were taken from their homes.
How did people prove that they were not a witch?
They would tie rocks to their feet and throw them in a river if they floated they were a witch. If they sunk they were innocent and often drowned.
At the start of Jamestown there were 500 people after the starving time how many were left?
There were 60 people left.
Which four colonies made up the region?
Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and New Jersey
What was the main reason for the puritans, and pilgrims settling in New England colonies?
Because these colonies had religious freedom.
What is triangular trade in the middle passage?
A network of trades that connected the Americas, Africa, and Europe
Why did the Salem Witch trials happen?
Because of strict puritan beliefs, local rivalries, and regional stress
What happened when they could not hunt, or farm?
They started eating anything they could such as leather, and even each other!
Why did the middle colonies have the nickname that was "Breadbasket colonies"?
They grew lots of staple grains like wheat, corn, rye, and barley.
Which document was signed in 1620, and it established a major rule in New England?
The Mayflower Compact
What is the middle passage in the context of trade?
A sea voyage that transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas.
Who was the first person that was accused of witchcraft?
Sarah Good who was a homeless beggar.
Why was the location of Jamestown chosen for military defense?
Because it had enemies go through a channel that was small that they could be easily seen from.
Why did William Penn found Pennsylvania, and which group did William Penn belong to?
He was a Quaker, and found this as a place that was safe for Quakers.
Why was Roger Williams banned from the Massachusetts colony bay?
He had advocated for the separation of the church and argued that Native Americans should be paid for their land
What were the conditions aboard the boats during the middle passage?
They were brutal, extremely crowded, and very unsanitary conditions that were very harmful.