The Starter Settlements by Britain
This lost colony was established by Sir Walter Raleigh and James White
Roanoke
Includes what four colonies?
MA, RI, CT, NH
Which 4 colonies are in this region?
NY, NJ, DE, PA
What 5 colonies are in this region?
VA, MD, NC, SC, GA
This tribe was initially friendly to European settlers and even helped the Pilgrims to survive in their new home.
Wampanoags
King James IV gave the Virginia Company to establish this colony in 1607.
Jamestown
What kind of geography (soil, terrain) did this region have?
Coasts, thin stony soil, plenty of trees
What types of jobs were found here?
Skilled and unskilled labor, farming, trade
What kind of crop is sold for money and not food? Give an example.
Cash crop; i.e. tobacco, rice, cotton, sugar, indigo
This was the daughter of Chief Powhatan who married John Rolfe and supposedly saved John Smith's life.
Pocahontas
What geographical problems did Jamestown face?
(Think location, animals, and water quality)
Marshes, mosquitoes, & salty water
Who first settled in modern day Massachusetts?
Pilgrims (Separatists/Puritans)
What type of climate did the Middle Colonies have?
Moderate (had all four seasons)
What is the type of worker is like a slave but did have limited right as well as the opportunity to eventually be considered free?
Indentured servant
This was a uprising led by small farmers and white settlers in Virginia's western frontier. They were responding to attacks from Native Americans and political favoritism toward plantation owners.
Bacon's Rebellion
What was the name of the document that would govern the Pilgrims at Plymouth?
Mayflower Compact
Why did the Puritans come to America?
Seeking religious freedom
The Dutch originally settled in New York to trade what with the American Indians?
Furs
Southern plantation slaves came from where?
Africa or W. Africa
This violent conflict was in response to encroachments made by European settlers on Native American lands. Ironically, one of the tribes fighting the Europeans was the once friendly Wampanoag tribe.
King Philip's War
The Pilgrims went to the New World for religious freedom. What Protestant sect did they belong to?
Separatists
Who could vote in the Massachusetts colony?
Male, church members
The founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, created a colony to protect what religious group?
Quakers
What religious group initially settled in Maryland?
Roman Catholics or Catholics
This tribe had mixed relations with the Jamestown settlers which eventually led to two short wars, one in 1609-1614 and the other in 1622-1626.
(There are two acceptable answers, but just need one.)
Powhatans
Algonquins