Early Exploration
What were two risks of sailing?
Scurvy (diseases), weather (storms), poor food (starvation), getting lost at sea, and pirates
What settlement was called "the Lost Colony?"
Roanoke
Which group settled in the Mid-Atlantic colonies for religious freedom?
The Quakers
What was the main reason for settling in the New England colonies?
Religious Freedom
Who were the people who agreed to work for 5-7 years in exchange for passage to the New World?
Indentured Servants
Why did people explore?
Gold (wealth), God (religion), and Glory (fame)
Jamestown was led by which man?
Captain John Smith
What was the main occupation in the Middle Colonies?
Farming
The Puritans came on which ship in 1620?
The Mayflower
True or False? The Native Americans had never seen a horse before early exploration.
True
What is a magnetic compass?
A device that points north because its magnetized needle aligns with the earth’s magnetic field
What was the biggest "cash crop" grown in the South?
Tobacco
The Middle Colonies are called "the Breadbasket" for which reason?
Because they grew a lot of wheat
Because of the climate and landscape, what was the main occupation in New England?
Fishing and Whaling
Which 'practice' became popular in the South because of the need for a large workforce?
Slavery
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer or exchanging of plants, animals, diseases and humans between the “Old World” (Europe, Asia, Africa) and the “New World” (the America’s)
What were the giant farms called in the South?
What are the four states in the Mid-Atlantic region?
New York, New Jersey, Pennslyvania, Delaware
The Salem Witch Trials took place in which colony?
Massachusetts
Why were lanteen sails such a good advancement in technology?
Ships could sail in any direction