History 1
In what war did the colonists capture Native Americans and sell them into slavery?
Pequot War
Which ___________ Indians established a peaceful confederation.
Woodland
Which religion did the Spanish spread while exploring the New World?
Roman Catholicism
What crop became profitable for the settlers of Jamestown?
Tobacco
A farmer who grows only enough food to feed his family is called a ___________ farmer.
subsistence
This religion was notably influential among certain American intellectuals.
Unitarians
Who founded Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
What were the colonial armies called?
Militias
The Atlantic trade routes formed a _________ pattern.
triangular
In the South, most planting and harvesting of cash crops was done by _____________.
slaves
The governor of Plymouth was ___________.
William Bradford
Thomas _________ established Connecticut.
Hooker
What system allowed young men in the colonies to learn a trade?
Apprenticeship
Most early colonists worked as _____________.
farmers
The main north-south highway in the colonies was called the ______________ Road.
Great Wagon
Which state passed an Act of Toleration that ensured religious freedom?
Maryland
In what year was Jamestown founded?
1607
What type of colony was supervised directly by the king?
Royal colony
The most important source of growth in the colonies was ____________.
natural increase
After the English, the largest group of immigrants was the _______________.
Scots-Irish
He authored the "Blue-Backed Speller."
Noah Webster
What is the name for large farms in the southern colonies?
Plantations
What movement in the 1700s promoted science and reason as the best ways to discover the truth?
The Enlightenment
Settlers usually moved inland by following _________.
rivers
Who settled Plymouth Colony?
Separatists