Geography
What is the eastern border of the 13 colonies?
the Atlantic Ocean
What is a European disease that caused severe contagious rashes that decimated Native populations?
small pox
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These colonies did not rely on commercial farming for cash crops.
New England Colonies
This disease killed Native populations and is spread by coughing and sneezing.
tuberculosis
When did the Salem witch hysteria happen?
in 1692 -1693
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What were the New England colonies?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut
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The use of spirits or ghosts in a courtroom is called what type of evidence?
spectral evidence
The people in these colonies settled among and established control over the indigenous people
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
Why were Native people so susceptible to European diseases?
no immunity
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Who was Tituba? Name three facts.
She was a person who was enslaved by the Parris family who taught Betty and Abigail fortune telling. She plead guilty to being a witch and name Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne as fellow witches.
What were the Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What is scapegoating?
the practice of blaming others unfairly for problems
These colonies have moderate rainfall spread across the year, mild to warm summers, and cool to cold winters.
the Middle Colonies
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What was a positive interaction between Europeans and Indigenous people like?
* some Indigenous communities approached with respect by Europeans
* Europeans were greeted as guests
What happened?
Answers will vary.
young girls in the village started to behave strangely - yelling and contorting their bodies. They blamed three women in town. One of the women, Tituba, said she was a witch and blamed others. The accused kept blaming others and more and more people got involved. If they denied being a witch, they were thrown in jail and 19 were killed.
What country was Christopher Columbus sailing for?
Spain
Obtaining permanent title to land by purchase is what type of land ownership?
private ownership
These colonies were part of the "new world" that Europeans thought they had found.
All three!
What were two negative interactions between Europeans and Indigenous people like?
* for most natives, Europeans induced violent acts like raiding, kidnapping, taking land and resources, and murder
* large numbers of indigenous people were wiped out
How did it end?
Answers will vary.
the accusations spiraled out of control and when “important/wealthy” people were accused (the governor’s wife) the governor put an end to it by not allowing spectral evidence
What is the most southern Middle Colony?
Delaware
What is due process?
the right to a fair trial with fair results including the right to a lawyer
The residents here relied on subsistence farming.
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
What is the difference between land ownership philosophy between Native people and Europeans?
private versus communal
What was the impact of the hysteria? In other words, what are two ways the court system had to change as a result of this event?
* spectral evidence was no longer legal
* people would gain the right to a lawyer
* people would gain the right to a trial by jury