Unit 2 Vocab
What is an assembly?
A group of people that makes laws.
Fertile soil benefited which colonial Region?
Southern Colonies
Who were indentured servants
People who made a contract to come to the Americas by agreeing to work for a set amount of time
What was the movement that contributed to colonial society becoming less religious?
The Enlightenment
What two groups were involved with the Atlantic Slave trade before the English?
The Portuguese and the Dutch.
What is chattel slavery
Private ownership of people
Describe the middle colonies' climate and growing season.
They had mild winters and a growing season that was shorter than the southern colonies.
Who would have been enslaved?
Anyone of African desenct that was brought on the Atlantic Slave Trade.
What is race-based slavery?
The concept that a person can be enslaved based only on their race.
Explain the word dehumanizing.
To treat a person as an object instead of a human being.
WHo is a yeoman?
A person who owns and cultivates a small farm
Why was the colony of Georgia created?
To be a buffer zone between Florida and the other southern colonies and to be a place to start over for prisoners and debtors.
How did life differ for women in the New England and Southern colonies?
New England Colonies- more traditional
Southern Colonies - women in fields beside men
What is the Middle Passage?
This is the journey enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic Ocean.
What kind of hereditary line did the slave statute pass through?
Through the status of the mother.
If something i secular it is...
Non religious
How did the rivers contribute to the economy of the colonies?
They could be used to transport goods and grind wheat to make flour.
Who is a Protestant?
Christians that separated from the Catholic Church.
What is self-government?
The belief that people can govern themselves.
How did slavery affect enslaved families?
They could be broken up and sold away from each other at any time.
What is a tropical latitude?
Areas around the equator that remain warm all year
WHat crops did the Middle Colonies grow?
Wheat, Rye, and Oats
How did people in the Middle Colonies Get along?
they got along and shared ideas and traditions.
Which group believed the education of boys and girls was important?
The Puritans
How did enslaved individuals resist slavery?
They tried to escape, organized rebellions, break tools, etc.