European Colonization
This was the first permanent British colony, founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
This colony, established by Pilgrims in 1620, became part of Massachusetts in 1691.
What is Plymouth?
This three-part trade system exchanged goods and enslaved people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the Triangular Trade?
Unlike the English, the French and Spanish were more likely to do this in their interactions with Native American women.
What is intermarriage?
In the early 1600s, the majority of labor in the Chesapeake colonies was provided by these people.
Who are indentured servants?
This failed British colony, established in 1587 and found abandoned in 1590, is known as the "Lost Colony."
What is Roanoke?
The Chesapeake colonies’ economy was based on this cash crop.
What is tobacco?
This economic theory, practiced by European powers, emphasized a favorable balance of trade for the "Mother Country."
What is mercantilism?
This 1675 conflict between New England colonists and Native Americans was led by the Wampanoag tribe.
What is King Philip’s War?
This term refers to the passage of enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas.
What is the Middle Passage?
The encomienda system and missionary efforts were key aspects of this country's colonization efforts.
What is Spain?
In 1632, this colony was created as a haven for Catholics.
What is Maryland?
These 1650s-1670s British acts placed trade restrictions on the American colonies, requiring them to use English ships and ports.
What are the Navigation Acts?
This 1676 rebellion in Virginia was partly a result of tensions with Native Americans on the frontier.
What is Bacon’s Rebellion?
This term refers to the legal and hereditary nature of slavery, in which the children of enslaved mothers were also enslaved.
What is chattel slavery?
The French relied on this key trade good in their relationships with Native Americans.
What is fur?
This southern colony was initially founded as a buffer against Spanish Florida.
What is Georgia?
The Navigation Acts helped develop this industry in the New England colonies.
What is shipbuilding?
This 1680 revolt successfully drove the Spanish out of New Mexico for over a decade.
What is the Pueblo Revolt?
These laws, established by Virginia in the 1660s, made African slavery a hereditary condition.
What are slave codes?
This Dutch colony, centered in New York, was known for its religious tolerance and diverse population.
What is New Amsterdam?
This nickname was given to the Middle Colonies for their grain production.
What is the "breadbasket"?
This period of loose enforcement of British trade laws allowed the American colonies to develop independently in the 1600s and 1700s.
What is salutary neglect?
This English colonial governor's policies sparked Bacon's Rebellion due to his refusal to protect settlers from Native American attacks.
Who is Sir William Berkeley?
This system provided land to settlers for each indentured servant or enslaved African they brought to the colonies.
What is the headright system?
This English joint-stock company established Jamestown in 1607.
What is the Virginia Company?
The Puritans, led by John Winthrop, established this colony in 1630 as part of the Great Migration.
What is Massachusetts Bay?
This triangular trade good was exported from the New England colonies to West Africa.
What is rum?
This military alliance was formed by New England colonies in 1643 for mutual protection against Native Americans and other threats.
What is the New England Confederation?
The British West Indies were a major destination for enslaved Africans, particularly on plantations growing this cash crop.
What is sugar? (Sugar cane)
This Spanish capital in the American Southwest, established in 1610, was a center for missionary efforts and colonization.
What is Santa Fe?
Rhode Island was founded by this religious dissenter who was banished from Massachusetts Bay.
Who is Roger Williams?
The British combined several colonies into this administrative unit in 1686 to enforce trade regulations.
What is the Dominion of New England?
The beheading of this Wampanoag leader effectively ended King Philip’s War.
Who is Metacom (King Philip)?
This rebellion by enslaved Africans in South Carolina occurred in 1739.
What is the Stono Rebellion?