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What region's colonists came to the New World in search of religious freedom?
New England (Puritans/Pilgrims)
Name of the first elected assembly in the new world
House of Burgesses
The first permanent English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
Person who would pay for their passage to the colonies by given up 7 years of their labor
Indentured Servant
The indigenous inhabitants of Eastern Virginia
Powhatan
This region's economy depended on large plantations that grew tobacco, rice, and indigo.
Southern Colonies
The Middle Passage
Crop that early settlers in Jamestown realized could be grown there and earn them a great profit.
Tobacco
Which two colonial cities became major commercial centers and seaports?
New York and Philadelphia
Group that was considered the most tolerant of Native Americans
The French
This region specialized in trading, shipbuilding, and small scale farming
Middle Colonies
Agreement that set up a government based on majority rule in the Plymouth colony.
Mayflower Compact
This colony was established as a business venture
Virginia
This colonial region had a flexible social structure
Middle Colonies
Religious movement that swept across Europe and North America in the late 1600s and early 1700s
The Great Awakening
People who received large land grants in Eastern VA
Trade system that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Triangular Trade
Indentured servant put on trial and sentenced to a lifetime of slavery for attempting to escape indentured servitude.
John Punch
The largest slave rebellion during the colonial era, occurred in 1739 in South Carolina
Stono Rebellion
A strong belief in _____________ and ___________ characterized colonial life everywhere
Private property and free enterprise
Religious group that played a large role in founding Pennsylvania
The Quakers
Founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn
Name of the group that founded the Jamestown colony
The Virginia Company of London
Name all of the Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
The Great Awakening led to a distrust of.....
Traditional Institutions