Vocabulary
This type of colony was directly ruled by the King of England
What is a Royal Colony?
He founded Pennsylvania as a home for other Quakers
Who is William Penn?
The colonies in this region had rocky soil and relied on ship building and fishing
What are the New England Colonies?
Children who went to school in the 13 colonies studied this
What is religion/the bible/God?
The ocean that enslaved people came across from Africa to America
What is The Atlantic Ocean?
This type of colony was given to a private owner to govern by the King
What is a Proprietary Colony?
He was the Puritan leader who helped establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who is John Winthrop?
This region relied heavily on enslaved labor and plantations for their economy
What are the Southern Colonies?
Merchants' jobs involved this
What is trade?
The journey that the enslaved people took across the Atlantic is
What is The Middle Passage?
In this type of colony, colonists were allowed to govern themselves, giving them more freedom than in the other colonies
What is a Charter Colony?
He founded Georgia as a colony for debtors (people who owed the King money)
Who is James Oglethorpe?
This region was known as the "breadbasket colonies"
What is the Middle Colonies?
This person would sign a contract to work for a set number of years in exchange for being able to live in America
What is an Indentured Servant?
This is the shape that the trade routes in the Atlantic Slave Trade made
What is a Triangle?
This was the first elected assembly in American History. It was formed in Virginia.
What is The House of Burgesses?
He established Jamestown, the first English settlement in America
Who is John Smith?
This colony was established by the Puritans in an attempt to change the Church of England
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony?
This was the most common occupation in the 13 colonies
What is Farming?
This region of the colony relied heavily on enslaved labor
What is The Southern Colonies?
This type of Christian believed in religious tolerance and wanted everyone to live in peace
What is a Quaker?
He founded Connecticut and helped write an early Constitution
Who is Thomas Hooker?
This region of the colonies was warm and great for growing crops
What is the Southern Colonies?
Young people who work under a master craftsman in order to learn a skill
What is an Apprentice?
Enslaved people kept their culture alive through
What is Songs/Stories/Traditions?