New England
Lot of lumber in this coastal region made it possible for what kind of building industry?
Shipbuilding
The middle colonies included: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and _________________
New Jersey
Sadly, this colonial region had the largest amount of these unpaid people in the workforce:
Slaves
This man led the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia Colony and was famous for saying "those who don't work will not eat"
John Smith
These people often had a mixture of good and bad relationships with the European Colonists. Sometimes they helped one another and other times they fought with one another trying to share the lands of the 'New World'....who were they?
Indigenous Peoples or Native Americans
This region had lots of rivers and streams that were difficult to travel upon, but the fast moving waters were great for making power-making___________.
mills
This man is famous for being gifted land in the Middle Colonies because the King of England owed a debt to his father. He also was a Quaker Christian who believed in fairness and opportunity for all. He also had a colony named after him. Who was he?
William Penn
This was the biggest cash crop for the colonies of this region:
Tobacco
This was the first man to try creating a settlement in North Carolina called Roanoke. Who was he?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Why would the Pilgrims and Puritans risk their lives to start new settlements in the New England region? What was their main reason?
Religious Freedom
The first colony created in this region in 1620 was founded by the Pilgrims in the Cape Cod area of Massachusetts. What was the colony first called?
Plymouth Colony
The two biggest cities in this colonial region were New York City(previously called New Amsterdam by the Dutch Settlers) and this one in Pennsylvania:____________________
Philadelphia
Due to the warmer climate in this region, the crops on the many plantations had a longer growing __________.
Season
This young native woman helped Jamestown survive and even supposedly saved the lift of the settlement's leader when her father, Chief Powhatan, wanted to execute the man. Who was she?
Pocahontas
One way people could pay their way by voyaging to the English Colonies was to become what kind of worker?
Indentured Servant
The Mayflower _____________was the official document the Pilgrims came up with as a way to keep law and order in their new home.
Compact
One of the main reasons why the Middle Colonies were so prosperous was due to their central ______________, making trading and the import and export of goods successful.
location
In 1607, the first successful attempt from England to colonize the east coast happened along the James River in Virginia. What was the settlement called?
Jamestown
This Native American man was used by God to aid the Pilgrims in their first years in the 'New World'. He taught them how to properly fish in the area, which plants to grow for food, and how to communicate with neighboring tribes. Who was he?
Squanto
The triangular trade routes were very beneficial to economic growth in the 'New and Old World' due to the flow of trade. Name three items traded during the 1600s using these Atlantic Ocean routes?
Most New England towns would have this building in their center where they would gather together for worship, discuss law-making, hold elections, listen to lectures, etc.
The Meeting House
The large amount of wheat farmed in this region and their many flour mills earned this colony region the nickname:
The "Breadbasket" Colonies
The very first attempt at creating a settlement on the east coast of North America by the English, failed. Roanoke was known as "The Lost Colony". What word was found carved into the tree near abandoned settlement?
Croatoan
This man is responsible for the 2nd attempt to settle in Roanoke Colony. When he went back to England for more supplies, it took him two years to try returning to his family in North Carolina due to England's ongoing battles with Spain back in the 'Old World'. Who was he?
John White
He was an elected governor of the Pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony, who also was one of the original signers of the Mayflower Compact. Who was he?
William Bradford