Unit 1
Colonial Philadelphia would be found in the ______ colonies
The first English settlement was located at
Jamestown
The most valuable crop in Jamestown
tobacco
New England Colonies
What region had slaves has their work force
Southern Colonies
The first written constitution in America was
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
A social contract among the Pilgrims of Massachusetts
Mayflower Compact
Colony were prisoners and debtors went to hide
Georgia
Colony established by William Penn
Pennsylvania
Year the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth
1620
First Great Awakening
First representative assembly in the colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses
Hot weather
Slave labor
Cash crops
Southern Colonies
Breadbasket Colonies, small farms, mining
Middle Colonies
Minister that started his only colony in Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony because she believed God spoke to her directly
Anne Hutchinson
Colony were Catholics settled
Maryland
The Transatlantic Slave trade was contributed to
a demand for slaves to produce cash crops
New sea routes, find gold and silver, claim new territory
Reasons for European Exploration
Plymouth was founded for religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for
commercial profit, economics
Boston and New Orleans are both
port cities
England allowing the colonists a great deal of control over local and regional matters lead to
Salutary neglect
The Dutch settled in this colony
New York
Economic policy that benefited the Mother Country with raw materials and increased wealth
Mercantilism
Religious group that believed in non-violence and equal rights for men and women
Quakers