Colonial People
Someone who was FORCED to migrate across the ocean to provide forced labor on colonial plantations
Slave
Crop that saved Jamestown
Tobacco
Location of mass "witch" hysteria and executions.
Salem, MA
Document signed by the Pilgrims
Mayflower Compact
90% of colonists lived and work on a _______.
Farm
Typically a European who CHOSE to migrate to the colonies. Their passage was paid for by a master for whom they worked for seven years.
Indentured Servant
As demand for cash crops grown on plantations increased, a demand for these laborers also increased
Slaves
Catholic Colony
Maryland
Assembly of elected landholders who made laws in Virginia
House of Burgesses
Headright system
Quaker who established Pennsylvania
What were the primary economic activities in New England?
1. Shipbuilding
2. Timber/logging
3. Fishing
True or False: Strict religion was a priority in the Southern Colonies
False
True or False: The colonists were used to more freedoms and self-government than people in England
True
Explain one similarity between a slave and indentured servant
1. Both went through a seasoning period of sickness upon arrival
2. No freedom or land
Helped Jamestown survive the "Starving Time"
John Smith
This region exported grain to the other regions
Middle Colonies
Group that sought religious freedom in the colonies. However, their religion was strict and they often did not extend religious tolerance to other people.
Puritans
The Mayflower Compact established ______-________
Self-government
Uprising of angry indentured servants and other colonists against the Virginia House of Burgesses. They were angry that they did not have land and the government would not protect them from Native American attacks.
Bacon's Rebellion
Led a revolt against the Virginia House of Burgesses. His "rebellion" led to reduction of indentured servitude and in increase in slavery as a source of labor in the colonies
Bacon (Nathaniel)
Define Mercantilism
Economic system in which colonies provide raw materials for the Mother Country. Gold determines power.
Idea that all religions can live peacefully amongst one another. This was a major belief in the Middle Colonies and impacted the US Constitution
Religious tolerance/freedom
People rule themselves
Self-government
John Winthrop established a "City on a ______" - a Puritan utopia in Massachusetts
Hill