Early English Settlements
What was the name of the lost colony?
The citizens vote for their leaders
What is the name for the fields in which slaves worked?
Plantations
Name 2 trades you could see in Colonial Williamsburg
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What is an apprentice?
An apprentice works under a master tradesman
What was the name of the ship that the Plymouth colonists came over on?
The Mayflower
What were the three different colonial regions?
The Souther, the Middle, and the New England
What was the journey from Africa to the Americas called?
The Middle Passage
What is the difference between the College of William and Mary and a dame school?
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Define indentured servant
people who were treated like slaves but were paid a very small amount of money
Who was the Native American woman John Smith met in Jamestown?
Pocohantas
Name three Southern colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Which three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade/Atlantic Slave Trade?
Africa, Europe, and Americas
How did social class affect how people attended Brutton Church?
their social status determined where they sat
What is an overseer?
Someone who would watch over the slaves on the plantation
What disease killed many Plymouth colonists?
Malaria
Why was the climate of Massachusetts Bay beneficial to the colonists?
The cold climate killed the insects that spread disease
Why did African leaders sell their own people?
To get guns to protect themselves from warring tribes
What was the name of the social gathering location that people would gather in?
Raleigh's Tavern
Define a monarchy
government ruled by a king or queen
What mysterious word was written on the tree of the lost colony?
Croatoan
Which colony was created for debtors?
Georgia
Slaves were sometimes sold at the same price, while being trapped in a pen or barn like structure. People would then run to them to "claim" them as their own. What were these called?
Scrambles
Name three presidents that went to the College of William and Mary
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Monroe, and John Tyler
What's the difference between a representative government and a democratic government?
rep- people vote for representatives who then vote for a leader
dem- people directly vote for the leader