Exploration
Who were the Three OGs?
Britain, Spain, France
Why is the Virginia House of Burgesses important?
First colonial Representative Government
What saved the colony of Jamestown?
Tobacco
What is the geography of New England?
Rocky Soil, Cold, App. Mountains, Rugged Coast, Water
What was the social life of the New England colonies based around?
Church and worship
What are the Three Gs?
God, Gold, Glory
Why is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut important?
First written constitution in the colonies.
What was the Economy in the New England focused around?
Trading, Fishing, Shipbuilding
What is the Geography of the Middle Colonies?
Fertile soil, App. Mountains, Bays, and Rivers.
What colony was founded for religious freedom for Catholics?
Maryland
What are the Four Fs?
France, Furr, Fish, Friends
Why is the Mayflower Compact important?
First Social Contract in the colonies.
What was the economy of the Middle Colonies based around?
Trading, Fishing, Farming, Livestock
What is the geography of the Southern Colonies?
Warm, Long growing seasons, Fertile Soil, Humid, App. Mountains
Which colony was founded for religious freedom?
Pennsylvania
Spain
Due to the distance from the mother country.
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies based around?
Slavery and cash crops such as cotton
How did the geography of the New England colony effect its economy?
Not having the ability to farm meant colonist had to find a different ways of making money
What was the social life of the Middle Colonies based around?
What was the reason for many British colonist to come to the new world?
Religious Freedom
What is Mercantilism?
Colonies could only trade with the mother country
Which region was known for providing wheat to all the colonies?
Middle Colonies
How did the geography of the Southern Colonies effect the economy of the Southern Colonies?
What was the Social Life of the Southern Colonies based around?
Money and slavery