Vocab 1
Policy in which a country gains wealth by exporting more than it imports
Mercantilism
Forced transportation of enslaved Africans in overcrowded and unsanitary slave ships across the Atlantic Ocean
Middle Passage
Why was England's attempt to establish the Roanoke Colony unsuccessful?
The colonists faced food shortages and did not receive timely support from England
Which colony did Roger Williams start because he believed in religious freedom and separating religion from government?
Rhode Island
Which colony became a place for debtors to receive a fresh start and served as a boundary between the 13 Colonies and Spanish Florida?
Georgia
What is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?
Q
English Protestants who primarily settled in Pennsylvania, where they could freely practice their beliefs in peace
Quakers
Laws used by enslavers that treated enslaved people as property
Slave Codes
How did Jamestown become a profitable settlement after the colonists originally struggled to survive there?
The colonists learned how to grow tobacco that became a cash crop
Why did John Winthrop use the phrase, "a city upon a hill," to describe the Puritans living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
He believed the colony was a model society guided by the Bible
What was the main reason poor settlers, indentured servants, and enslaved people burn down Jamestown during Bacon's Rebellion?
They were angry over Governor William Berkeley's high taxes
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
System in which goods and enslaved people moved between Western Europe, West Africa, and the Americas
Triangular Trade
Political system in which people vote to elect leaders who make laws and decisions on their behalf
Representative Government
Why is Pocahontas considered an important figure in United States history?
She improved relations between the Powhatans and colonists of Jamestown
Which European country controlled the colony of New York before England sent warships to New Amsterdam and took over the region?
New Netherlands
Why is the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 considered a significant law in the history of the United States?
It was the first law that protected Christians' religious freedom in North America
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
Religious leader who founded the Portsmouth Colony in Rhode Island after being banished from Massachusetts Bay for holding Bible studies and preaching religious ideas
Anne Hutchinson
English leader at Jamestown, whose rule, "He that will not work, shall not eat," encouraged colonists to work hard so the settlement would survive
John Smith
Why was the formation of the House of Burgesses in Virginia a significant event in colonial history?
It was the oldest form of a representative government in the 13 Colonies.
Why are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut considered a significant document in the history of the United States?
It was the first written constitution - also granted voting rights to all male property owners
Name three covert resistance strategies by enslaved people in the 13 Colonies
**Double Jeopardy - Name two overt resistance strategies for double points
Breaking tools, working slowly, faking illnesses
**Double Jeopardy - running away and armed rebellions
What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water?
A Map
English Protestants who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony to reform the Church of England
Puritans
English Separatists who left the Church of England to establish Plymouth Colony and freely practice their religion
Pilgrims
Why is the Mayflower Compact considered a significant document in the history of the United States?
The Mayflower passengers were among the first to try self-government in the 13 Colonies
What was William Penn's "Holy Experiment" in his colony of Pennsylvania?
**List the 3 components
Religious freedom, representative government, and peaceful coexistence with Indigenous peoples
Why did enslaved people make up the majority of the population in North and South Carolina?
Plantation owners relied on enslaved labor to grow rice and indigo
A man shaves several times a day but still has a beard. Who is he?
A barber