The Colonies
Government
Trades
Slavery
Vocabulary
100
Name two reasons why colonists came to North America.
What is freedom of religion*, own land*,or make more money, a better way of life, or new beginning? * not available in England
100
Name given to a place to live for people who have left their native country.
What is a colony?
100
Name for plants that are grown and sold.
What is "crop"?
100
The _____ coast of the continent of ___________ is where most slaves were kidnapped from.
What is the west coast of Africa?
100
A wooden paddle with writing for children learning to read.
What is a hornbook?
200
Reason why port cities developed along coast.
What is easy transportation and trade using boats.
200
Name of the document that ended the French and Indian War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
200
Large trading center in Massachusetts
What is Boston?
200
The ocean crossed to bring slaves to North and South America.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
Name for a representative government.
What is democracy?
300
Name 3 types of punishment & how they worked
Stocks=sit on board, hands & ankles locked in wood holes Pillory= stand with head and hands locked in wood holes Bilboe= lay down with legs shackled up high on board Brank= Gossip's Bridle= iron cage over head & dragged Whipping Post=hands tied & whipped or "flogged" Ducking Stool= long bar with seat attached, dunked in river
300
A colonist in favor of breaking away from Great Britain.
What is a patriot?
300
Which set of colonies made the most money in exporting their goods?
What are the Southern Colonies?
300
Approximate amount of space given to a slave in the hold below deck.
What is about 15inches wide by 6 feet long?
300
Name for colonist who supported the King of England.
What is a loyalist?
400
Name four exports from the colonies to Great Britian
What are tobacco, grains, rice, indigo, lumber, fish or iron?
400
Name of the British governing body.
What is Parliment?
400
Name for someone who makes barrels.
What is a cooper?
400
Name given to represent slave and product routes between continents.
What is The Triangle Trade?
400
The act of refusing to buy or patronize a business as a way of protest.
What is a boycott?
500
What are the names of each colony that belong in the New England, Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies?
What are New England: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island & Connecticut Middle Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Delaware Southern Colonies:Virginia North Carolina South Carolina & Georgia
500
Name of the document telling why America was breaking away from Great Britian.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
Name 3 exports from England.
What are fabrics, furniture, tools and paper?
500
Reason the southern colonies had the most number of slaves.
What are large plantations with labor intensive crops?
500
Name for person who works for years to pay for passage to the colonies.
What is an indentured servant?
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