Colonial Regions
Region known for shipbuilding, fishing, trade, small farms, strong town meetings
New England
Harsh, overcrowded voyage transporting enslaved Africans
Middle Passage
Early self-government base on majority rule
Mayflower Compact
the Aztec
What emphasized personal faith and emotional preaching?
Religious revival
Region known for farm (breadbasket), trade, religious diversity
Middle Colonies
Gave land to planters for each worker brought; expanded slavery
Headright System
First representative government in English colonies
House of Burgesses
Who trained Native American in European customs and religion?
Spanish Missions
The Great Awakening encouraged equality among believers and challenged whose authority?
Church authority
Region known for large plantations, cash crops (tobacco, rice) heavy use of enslaved labor
Southern Colonies
Africans were enslaved more often than Native Americans because they were less likely to die from what?
European diseases
Protected Catholic worship
Maryland Act of Toleration
Conflict caused by English settlers expanding onto Native land
King Philip's War
independence
Region known for flat, fertile land near rivers; plantations depended on enslaved Africans
Tidewater Regions
Founded for religious freedom (Quakers believed all people are equal in God's eys)
Pennsylvania
Located on sheltered water for protection and trade
Established mainly for trade
Dutch Colonies