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Group of English Puritans who established Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620 to seek religious freedom after having lived briefly in the Netherlands
Pilgrims
When did the Colonial Period end?
When colonists in the 13 colonies declared their independence from England
In 1707, England and Scotland became one country, called what?
Great Britain
Name 5 of the 13 original colonies
Virginia, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, N. Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia
When was the U.S. Constitution written?
1787
Many colonists came to Jamestown for what reason?
Economic opportunities
What kind of economic opportunities were the colonists from Jamestown seeking?
To buy land for farming; to find valuable metals like gold and silver.
What happened to the colonists in the first years in Jamestown?
Many died from hunger, disease, cold winter weather, and from fighting with Native Americans.
Africans were brought to the New World starting in 1619, and were bought by the first colonists, who regarded as the property of their master.
Slaves
Another word for slave, a person without rights or privileges who is forced to serve their owner.
Enslaved person
Native Americans lived in North and South America for how many years before Europeans arrived?
Around 20,000 years
By 1500 Spain created what across North and South America?
Colonies
Before the Europeans arrived, how many Native Americans lived in North and South America?
More than 50 million
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
After Spain, what other countries started to create colonies in the Americas?
France, Portugal, England
Slaves were captured and brought to the colonies from what country?
Africa
What did the Native Americans do for food?
Some moved around and relied on hunting and gathering
Some stayed in one place and relied on farming.
In early exploration times, the regions of North and South America, were sometimes called what?
The Americas
Each had their own culture, religion, language, and form of government.
Native American Tribes
How many Native Americans lived on the land that became the United States?
More than 10 million
In US history, the period from about 1600 until the American Revolution, from 1607-1776
Colonial Period
The first country to send ships across the Atlantic Ocean, in the 1400s
Spain
What happened to the Native Americans after the Europeans arrived in North and South America
Millions died from diseases brought by the Europeans; and from wars and conflicts with Europeans.
The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia
Jamestown
England created how many colonies in North America during the Colonial Period?
13