Why They Came
People left Europe because of religious persecution, lack of land, and poverty. What are these reasons called?
Push factor
What economic system said a country’s power came from wealth, gold, and trade?
Mercantilism
Which colonies were known as the “Breadbasket Colonies”?
The Middle Colonies
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
A settlement ruled by a distant country is called a what?
Colony
People who came to American seeking land, freedom, and new opportunities. What are these called?
Pull factors
Colonies sent raw materials to Europe and bought finished goods in return. What system is this?
Mercantilism
Which colonies had rocky soil, cold weather, and an economy based on fishing and shipbuilding?
The New England Colonies
In what year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Large farms in the Southern Colonies were called what?
Plantations
What was one major reason people were willing to risk the dangerous journey to America?
For a better life and new opportunities
What was the three-part trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
Triangular Trade
Which colonies had long, warm growing seasons and depended on plantations?
The Southern Colonies
What did Jamestown settlers struggle with in their early years?
Hunger, disease, and harsh winters
Crops grown to sell for profit like tobacco and rice were known as what?
Cash crops
Which group came to New England seeking religious freedom?
The Puritans
What was the journey of the Triangular Trade that transported enslaved Africans to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania for Quakers?
William Penn
What was one of the main reasons why the New England colonies had a hard time farming?
Rocky soil, cold climate
A worker who agreed to labor for several years in exchange for passage to America was a what?
Indentured servant
What word describes leaving one country to live permanently in another?
Migration
What crop helped Jamestown become successful and profitable?
Tobacco
What group of colonies included Massachusetts and Rhode Island?
The New England Colonies
What did Europe trade to Africa throughout the Triangular Trade?
Weapons, Cloth, Metal goods
What term describes the global exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases after Columbus arrived?
The Columbian Exchange