New World
The first to settle in the New World
Spain
What year did Christopher Columbus come to the New World for the first time?
1492
New England's economy was based on?
Shipbuilding/ trade
Out of the 3 sections of colonies the Middle colonies were the most?
Diverse
Large farm that grows crops to sell for profit
Plantation
The first successful settlement by the English
Jamestown
A document granting permission to explore/ settle land
Charter
The name of the 2 dissenting religious groups that came to the New World?
Puritans and Separatists
75% of the immigrants to the New World were
Males
A group of people who were brought to the New World to work the land
African Slaves
The man who led Jamestown successfully
John Smith
The journey from Africa to the New World is known as?
Middle Passage
Name 3 NE colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Name 3 Middle colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
Name 3 southern colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
John _________ discovered a crop called __________ which saved Jamestown
Rolfe, Tobacco
What was the name of the city and state the witch trials took place?
Salem, MA
What was the NE climate and soil like?
Cold, harsh, and rocky
A very useful mineral found in this region
Iron ore
An agricultural product grown in order to sell it for profit
Cash crop
Working for a few years to pay off debt was known as
Indentured servant
The word written on a tree near where the Roanoke colony disappeared
Croatoan
Roger Williams came up with a revolutionary idea that would become the basis for the US Constitution, what was it?
Separation of church and state
The middle colonies were given the nickname _________________, because of the amount of grain they produced?
Americas breadbasket
Maryland adopted _____________________ to ensure that Protestants and Catholics were treated equally.
Acts of Toleration