13 Colonies
What is an economic activity common in all the colonial regions?
Farming
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown, Virginia
Name two colonies that were part of the Middle Colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Why were the Middle Colonies called the "Breadbasket of the colonies?"
They grew much of the grain, which could be made into bread.
What kind of agriculture flourished in the Southern colonies?
Growing cash crops on plantations
What was a major alliance of Native American tribes?
Iroquois Confederacy
Algonquin
Name an English religious group who started the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Pilgrims and Puritans
Who has more victories this season the Vikings, Bears, or Packers?
Vikings!!!
Why did the Algonquian tribes move each season?
To follow the supply of food
Why did enslaved Africans account for only a small percentage of the population in the New England Colonies?
Most New England farms were too small to require or support enslaved workers.
When Pocahontas married this person the Colony of Jamestown and Powhatan Nation lived in peace for a number of years?
John Rolfe
What practice were the Quakers the first to ban in America?
Slavery
Slowdowns, burning fields, killing enslavers, breaking tools, outright rebellion
What activities were especially important in New England's colonial economy?
Fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding
The transatlantic trade system linking North America, Europe, and Africa was known as what?
Triangle Trade
What are two words used by enslaved Africans introduced into the English language?
Yam and Tote
Why did the settlers of Jamestown struggle to establish their colony?
They had little experience farming, hunting, or fishing.
What was the main reason for conflict between Native Americans and the Virginia colonist?
The colonist takeover of Native American land
This disappearance of this colony, established by the English, is still an unsolved mystery?
Roanoke