Age of exploration
Which country settled louisiana in the 1600s?
France
What happened to the Pequot people after the pequot war?
Many pequot were enslaved by the colonists.
The economy of early colonial virginia depended on what?
Tobacco plantations.
What did William penn think would attract new settlers to his colony in Pennsylvania?
The freedom from religious persecution.
What was a reason why slavery developed in the American colonies?
Southern plantation owners wanted more labor at lower costs.
French and spanish explorers differed most in terms of their what?
Relationships with the indigenous people they encountered.
Who helped establish Plymouth colony and was one of the authors of the mayflower compact?
William Bradford.
How were representatives to the house of burgesses chosen?
They were elected by Virginia landowners.
William penn believed that the success of his colony depended on what?
Attracting many new settler.
In colonial times, free African Americans mainly lived where?
In cities.
France sent explorers to North America in the early 1500s to what?
To start settlements in the americas.
Which of the following groups founded Harvard university?
The puritans.
The Tuscarora war between settlers and indigenous people in north carolina was caused by what?
Settlers capturing indigenous people to enslave for labor.
Which two English colonies were formed from the Dutch colony of new Netherland?
New York and New Jersey.
Slavery in the American colonies was concentrated mostly where?
Southern colonies.
When the English and Spanish explorers came in contact with indigenous people, both group of explorers did what?
Conquered and enslaved the indigenous people.
What did the puritans form to establish their own new world colony?
The massachusetts bay company.
Why was Virginia's house of burgesses significant?
It gave the colonists a chance to govern themselves.
Under Peter Stuyvesants rule as governor, the colonists of new Netherlands were forced to pay high what?
Taxes.
How did slave codes affect enslaved people?
By keeping them powerless.
In what way were Spanish and French explorers alike?
They both sought to spread their religion in the new world.
Who was a colonial-era minister known for religious tolerance?
Roger Williams.
What led to conflicts between settlers and indigenous nations in Virginia?
Farmers destroying the soil with tobacco crops.
The colony of Maryland was established in 1634 to create what?
A place where English Catholics could be safe.
When their period of service ended, indentured servants were given what?
Freedom dues.