Primary or Secondary Source
A diary written by a colonist is what kind of source?
What is a primary source?
The colonies were divided into these three regions.
What are New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies?
Explorers wanted to find faster routes to this continent for trade.
What is Asia?
Native Americans thought land should be used this way.
What is shared by everyone?
This man led the rebellion against the governor
Who is Nathaniel Bacon?
A modern textbook about the American Revolution is what kind of source?
What is a secondary source?
The Middle Colonies grew so much grain they were called this nickname.
What are the “Breadbasket Colonies”?
Colonists in Virginia rebelled against their leaders and fought Native Americans in this 1676 event.
What is Bacon’s Rebellion?
European kings and queens wanted land because it gave them this.
What is power?
This young leader got his first military experience in the war and later became famous in the Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
A photograph taken during the Civil War is what type of source?
What is a primary source?
Colonists in the Southern Colonies grew crops on these large farms.
What are plantations?
Colonists in New England and Native tribes fought over land in this 1675 conflict.
What is King Philip’s War?
Colonists wanted land so they could do this to survive and earn money.
What is farming?
The rebels burned down this important town.
What is Jamestown?
An online article written today about the French and Indian War what this kind of source?
What is a secondary source?
These colonies had rocky soil, cold winters, and depended on fishing and shipbuilding.
What are the New England Colonies?
Wars in Europe made life dangerous, which was this kind of factor.
What is a push factor?
Name one big fight that started because of land.
What is King Philip’s War or Bacon’s Rebellion?
Colonists and Native Americans fought mainly over this resource.
What is land?
Why is it important to know whether a source is primary or secondary?
So we understand how close the information is to the real event and how it can be used.
These colonies had rich soil and large plantations that grew cash crops.
What are the Southern Colonies?
Name one “pull factor” that made America seem better than life in Europe.
: Freedom, land, jobs, riches, or adventure
Why was trade so important for survival?
Because groups needed things they couldn’t make themselves.
This war made colonists feel more confident, eventually leading them toward this big future event.
What is the American Revolution?