Motivation for Migration/Settlement
To find a place to freely practice their religion
Why did many Europeans come to the colonies?
Rocky soil and colder climate were the geographical feature of which colonial region?
What is the Northern region?
They traded goods and ideas but also fought over land.
How did Europeans and Native Americans interact?
A place ruled by another country
What is a colony?
To start new businesses and own land
Why did some Europeans move to the colonies?
this region had an abundance of resources with a long growing season and warm temperatures.
What is the southern region?
Smallpox
What disease caused many Native Americans to get sick/die?
Tobacco
What was the main crop in the Southern Colonies?
To escape wars and have more freedom.
Why did some Europeans leave their homes for the colonies?
This region's economy was based on agriculture and the buying and selling of cash crops (indigo, rice, and tobacco)
What is the Southern colonies (region)?
Europeans changed Native American ways of life and took their land.
What were some effects of Europeans coming to America for Native Americans?
Someone who works for a few years in exchange for something.
What is an indentured servant?
To work for a few years and then have a chance to own land or money.
Why did some people become indentured servants in the colonies?
This region had safe harbors used for easier trading with Europe.
What is the Northern region?
Trees were cut down, animals lost their homes, and the environment changed.
What happened to the environment because of European settlers?
The forced removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands to make room for European settlers.
What is displacement?
Why did England want to set up colonies in America?
this region provided England with valuable natural resources.
What is both the northern and southern regions?
There were wars, treaties, and Native Americans were forced off their land.
How did conflicts between colonists and Native Americans change America?
A formal agreement between two or more groups or nations.
What is a treaty?