Jamestown
Who was the leader of Jamestown when it first settled in 1607?
John smith
What colony was founded for catholics?
Maryland.
Who sailed to India by sea, opening a trade route?
Vasco da Gama.
What was the first successful English colony in America?
Jamestown.
Who led the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630?
John winthrop
Primary cash crop?
Tobacco crop.
War between Native Americans and English in the Southern Colonies ?
Bacon's rebellion
Who discovered the Americas in 1492 (according to europeans)
Christopher Columbus.
Who started Plymouth Colony in 1620?
The Pilgrims.
Why was Plymouth Colony founded?
For religious freedom
What event led to the introduction of African slaves in Virginia?
The arrival of the first African slaves on a ship.
what was used for labor in the Southern Colonies?
Slaves and indentured servants.
Why colonize?
Mercantilism
What colony was taken from the Dutch by the English in 1664?
New York.
What war happened in New England in 1675-1676
king philips war
Which Native American tribe interacted with the Jamestown settlers?
Powhatan
What crops were grown in South Carolina and Georgia?
Rice and indigo
What is mercantilism?
A way nations become more powerful.
What was the main activity in the New England Colonies?
Fishing and shipbuilding.
Which group of people founded the Plymouth Colony?
Pilgrims
Name of the first settlement that came before Jamestown?
Roanoke.
Which colony was created to protect against Spanish Florida?
Georgia
What was the exchange of goods, animals, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas called?
Columbian Exchange
What war took place between the Puritans and the Pequot tribe
Pequot War.
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on to reach Plymouth?
mayflower