Colonies & Geography
This colonial region had rocky soil, short growing seasons, and focused on fishing and shipbuilding.
A: What are the New England Colonies?
After Europeans arrived, many Native Americans died from this.
A: What is disease?
Roger Williams promoted this idea when he argued against religious uniformity.
A: What is religious freedom?
The House of Burgesses, town hall meetings, and the Mayflower Compact were all examples of this.
A: What is representative government?
These three crops were the main cash crops of Southern plantations.
A: What are rice, indigo, and tobacco?
This region was known for long growing seasons, plantations, and cash crops.
A: What are the Southern Colonies?
This was one major cause of conflict between Native Americans and Europeans.
A: What is Europeans taking Native lands?
William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a safe place for this group.
A: Who are the Quakers?
Colonists signed the Mayflower Compact to do this.
A: What is govern themselves?
Plantation agriculture expanded in the South, leading to an increase in this.
A: What is slavery?
Colonists first settled along coastlines and rivers because clearing this type of land was difficult.
A: What are forests?
This list — loss of land, epidemics, warfare, westward movement — best describes the impact of colonization on which group?
A: Who are Native Americans?
Anne Hutchinson was important because she challenged religious leaders and supported this.
A: What is freedom of thought?
Bacon’s Rebellion was significant because it showed government could not do this.
A: What is ignore the demands of its people?
A: What is ignore the demands of its people?
Indentured servitude differed from slavery because indentured servants eventually did this.
A: What is gained freedom after a set time?
A whaler or shipbuilder most likely lived in this colonial region.
A: What is New England?
Europeans wanted to colonize North America partly because of this economic system that focused on gaining wealth from colonies.
A: What is mercantilism?
John Winthrop’s “City upon a Hill” sermon told colonists they must serve as this for others.
A: What is a good example?
Nathaniel Bacon and John Peter Zenger were similar because they both did this.
A: What is challenge colonial governors?
Colonists at Jamestown came mainly because they expected to find this.
A: What are riches?
Differences among the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies were mostly caused by this.
A: What is geography?
This trade route brought enslaved Africans to the Americas under harsh conditions.
A: What is the Middle Passage?
500: Settlers came to Plymouth for these ideals, as explained by William Bradford.
A: What are moral and religious ideals?
This early colonial document stated colonists would form “just and equal laws” for the good of the colony.
A: What is the Mayflower Compact?
Plymouth was founded mainly because Pilgrims wanted to do this.
A: What is practice their religion?