Life in the colonies
New York is what kind of colony?
A middle colony
Why do we study history?
we learn to learn what happened in the past and how we came to live the way we do today.
History also repeats itself!
What is another name for the French and Indian War?
The seven years war
1625 - More Dutch settlers arrived and built the town of Manhattan. The Dutch or the Native Americans?
The Dutch
Give an example of a good that was imported or exported in the colonies.
Tobacco, rice, beans, wheat etc.
What is a colony?
A piece of land that belongs to another country, usually far away.
Why do historian's use timelines?
They can be used to record events from a story or a history lesson in a sequential format.
Why did the British and the French go to war against each other?
They were fighting over the same land.
Europeans came over from Spain, France, The Netherlands, and the Great Britain.
Who had the power Native Americans or the colonists?
The colonists
Give an example of a good that was imported or exported in the colonies.
Tobacco, rice, beans, wheat etc.
A colonist is....
People who colonize new land and live in a colony.
How many British colonies are there?
13
How were the Indians involved in the war?
They fought in the war on both sides.
France, Great Britain, and the Dutch had colonies.
How did the King Charles ll get control over New Amsterdam? (New York)
He sent 700 soldiers to the colonies to take over New Amsterdam
Why was it necessary for the early colonists to rely on imported goods?
Because they had no stores to buy things they needed or wanted
They had to rely on other countries for goods.
Girls in the colony...
Learned to make clothes, helped out with the babies, and did not go to school.
What is a governor?
an official that was put in charge of a colony by a king or a queen.
Benjamin Franklin ( a public leader) wanted the colonies to create their own government. Why did the colonists say no?
The French and British were fighting in a war over land..
What was the TREATY called that helped them stop fighting?
The Treaty of Paris
What is an export?
a good sent out to another country to be sold there
Boys in the colonies....
worked on the farm with their families, learned a trade, or went to school.
Why did the European countries want to come to America?
They wanted more riches!
Who won the French and Indian war AND what happened to the colonists afterwards.
England
Who had the POWER after the French and Indian War over the colonies ?
The colonists had to pay taxes to pay off the debt from the war.
What is an import?
a good brought into a country to be sold there