13 Colonies
What country colonized the 13 colonies in the US?
Britain
What were the three main reasons for European exploration?
Gold, Glory, God
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Trade between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (Americas)
Which colony underwent the Salem Witch Trials?
Massachusetts
Which set of colonies was known as the "bread basket colonies?"
Middle Colonies
What was the name of first colony in the US?
Jamestown
Who is credited with discovering the Americas?
Why were African slaves needed in the Americas?
All of the Natives were dying from diseases
Which colony was home to the Quakers?
Pennsylvania
Name the four New England colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
New York was first colonized by who?
The Dutch
What is the name of a Spanish conquerer/explorer?
Conquistador
The French mainly traded what in the New World?
Furs
Which colony was home to mostly Catholics?
Maryland
Name the four Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey
What crop pulled Jamestown out of its depression?
Tobacco
Why did Christopher Columbus set sail on his journey?
He was looking for a quicker route to Asia
What was a negative thing traded in the Columbian Exchange?
Diseases
In which set of colonies were the most children sent to school?
New England colonies
Name the five Southern Colonies
Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Maryland
What was the first document where colonists proclaimed to govern themselves?
Mayflower Compact
Who was the most famous Dutch explorer who has a river named after him?
Henry Hudson
What was the Middle Passage?
The stage of the Atlantic Slave Trade where enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas
Which colony was home to debtors/prisoners?
Georgia
Who was the Enlightenment thinker in Europe where many colonists were getting their ideas about self-government from?
John Locke