The Beginning
English Colonization
European Colonization
English Colonies
Others
100
This assortment of peoples migrated out of Asia and into the Americas during the previous Ice Age.
Native Americans
100
This was the first successful English colony in America, established in 1607.
Jamestown.
100
What other countries were trying establish colonies in North America in the 1600s?
Spain, England, The Netherlands, France, Sweden
100
The 13 English colonies were generally divided into what 3 colonial regions?
New England, Middle, Southern
100
This region is known for being one of the oldest in the country. 
New England
200
Migrating Asians coming to the Americas were believed to have been following what?
Animals herds.
200
Many of the early colonists to Jamestown were not good colonists for one reason.
Most were looking for gold and didn't know how to farm.
200
This colony was established in what is today Canada, after its accidental discovery by Jacques Cartier.
New France
200
Massachusetts was different from all other colonies because its government was based on what?
Religion
200
This region was especially well known for its production of cash crops. 
The South
300
This theory is the primary one used by historians today to explain how Asian migrants traveled from Asia into North America.
Land Bridge Theory
300
This group of religious Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1620.
Pilgrims
300
This colony was established after its discovery by Henry Hudson in 1609.
New Netherland
300
This document was generally given to each colony as a founding law for how the colony would be governed.
Charter
300
This region surrounds several of the largest lakes in the world. 
Great Lakes
400
True or false. Native American groups are all the same.
False.
400
This document was signed by the Pilgrims aboard their ship, promising to establish "good government" once they landed.
Mayflower Compact
400
Instead of clearing Native Americans off their land, Dutch and French colonists were interested in establishing what with Native Americans?
Trade
400
True or false. New England was especially suitable for farming.
False. Better known for ship building and logging.
400
This event in Massachusetts between 1692-1693 started when several girls began acting strange and falsely accused hundreds of people of devil worship
Salem Witch Trials
500
What happened to many Native American peoples once they were in contact with Europeans by the 17th century?
Many died of war or disease.
500
The very first English colony, located in today's North Carolina, failed around 1590, possibly due to drought conditions.
Roanoke
500
This animal became highly prized for its fur, which could be used to make expensive hats back in Europe.
Beaver
500
Southern Colonies typically relied on what kind of agriculture?
Cash crops (cotton, tobacco).
500
The future name of the Dutch colonial capital of New Amsterdam.
New York