Dance
What is an explorer?
Someone who comes from another country to explore land not to take it over
True or False - the French had terrible relationships with the Native Americans
False
Most of the settlers in the Southern Colonies were what occupation?
Farmers
True or False - all colonies had slaves
true
True or False - the Southern Colonies heavily relied on Coal Mining for their economy
FALSE
What is a conquistador?
A man or woman from a different country who seeks to overtake military leaders and capture land
What is a sea dog?
An english pirate
This individual was sent by the Virginia government to form a militia and drive the Native Americans from the contested land
George Washington
Which colony legalized slaves from the African Trade Route first?
Massachusetts
Of the three colonial regions, which was the most diverse as people from many nationalities and backgrounds settled there?
When he discovered the New World, Christopher Columbus was looking for a western sea trade route to?
Asia (specifically China and India)
What are the three G's that motivated Spain to explore and conquer territory in the new world?
God, Gold, and Glory
Who was Louisiana named after?
King Louis XIV
What is the name of the French and Indian War in Europe?
The 7 Years War
Much of the New England Colonies were covered in this natural resource
Forests, wood
What is a hacienda?
A large land grant
What was Jamestown?
The first lasting English settlement
What did the Treaty of Paris of 1763 do?
Ended the French and Indian war
The Iroquois Confederacy
In 1770 this colony possessed 40% of the slaves in all of the colonies
Virginia
What is an encomienda?
a system of labor
What was the indentured servants rebellion in 1676 called?
Bacon's Rebellion
What was the primary reason for the French and Indian war?
The British and French both contested land in the Ohio River Valley
(hint - it made them really mad)
Couldn't expand westward, made the colonists pay debts for the F&I War
What was the headright system?
a system where the head of the family would be given a grant of land; 50 acres for each person in the family