French and Dutch Colonies
What was the main Economic activity of New France?
Fur trading, for TOP HATS
What religious group founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The Puritans
What cash crop was the foundation of Virginia’s economy?
Tobacco
Which two European countries were the main opponents in the French and Indian War?
Britain and France
Name one Native group that allied with the French during the French and Indian War.
Huron or Algonquians
Which European country founded New Netherland?
The Netherlands (The Dutch)
Why did New England have such high literacy rates compared to other settlements?
They wanted everyone to read the bible.
Who was the governor of Virginia during Bacon’s Rebellion?
William Berkeley
What was the name of the treaty that ended the war in 1763?
Treaty of Paris (1763)
What was the main reason settlers came to New England colonies?
Religious freedom, and to escape persecution
Why did the Dutch send fewer settlers to New Netherland compared to the English colonies?
They didn't need as many settlers as they wer only focused on trade. No solidiers, farmers, slave owners.
Name one key economic activity of the New England colonies.
Shipbuilding, fishing, or small-scale farming
What group of colonists primarily supported Nathaniel Bacon?
Poor frontier farmers and indentured servants
What did the Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from doing?
Settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Which group was MOST likely to come to Virginia in the early 1600s?
A) Wealthy planters
B) Puritan families
C) Indentured servants
D) Missionary priests
Indentured servants
What was the relationship between the French and Native Americans often based on?
Trade alliances (especially fur) and military partnerships
Explain the concept of a "City on a Hill". What were the Puritans trying to show England?
That they could live in a righteous society and show the world how to live as an example.
How did Bacon’s Rebellion expose tensions between poor settlers and wealthy planters?
Poor settlers felt unprotected and ignored by elites who prioritized trade and personal wealth.
How did the French and Indian War contribute to growing tensions between Britain and the colonies?
Britain’s war debt led to new taxes on the colonies, sparking resentment.
Match the leader to the event:
George Washington
William Berkeley
Nathaniel Bacon
Bacon’s Rebellion
French & Indian War (early battles)
Governor defending elite planters
George Washington → French & Indian War (Fort Necessity)
William Berkeley → Governor defending elites
Nathaniel Bacon → Bacon’s Rebellion
Explain one major difference in the goals of the French colonies compared to the English colonies.
French focused on trade and alliances; English focused on large-scale settlement and farming.
Compare the social structure of New England colonies to that of the southern colonies.
New England had more equal communities centered on religion and family; the South had a plantation system with greater inequality.
How did Bacon’s Rebellion accelerate the shift from indentured servitude to African slavery?
Elites feared unrest from landless poor whites and turned to enslaved Africans as a more controlled labor force.
What role did Native American groups like the Iroquois Confederacy play in the conflict?
They used divided alliances between French and British to protect their own interests.
Match the European power to its primary North American goal:
France
Spain
England
Goals:
Gold, silver, sugar
Fur trade, alliances with Natives
Permanent settlement and farming
France → Fur trade, alliances with Natives
Spain → Gold, silver, sugar
England → Permanent settlement and farming