First successful settlement by England in North America was...
Jamestown
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Name at least 5 things traded in the Columbian Exchange
Maize, Potatoes, Wheat, Peppers, Peanuts, Beans, Cattle, Yam, etc.
100
Hired English people who worked a number of years while employer granted them food, shelter, and passage to America were called ______?
Indentured Servants
100
What is the Stono Rebellion?
Largest slave uprising in the colonies before the American Revolution
200
What is the difference between Puritans and Pilgrims?
Puritans wanted to purify the church and Pilgrims wanted religious freedom from the Anglican Church in Englad
200
In what colony was the First Thanksgiving?
Plymouth
200
Who began the African trade in 1550?
The Portugese
200
Who did John Smith create a good relationship with allowing a trade of goods in 1608-1609?
Powhatan (Native, Pocahontas' Father)
200
Who is John Smith?
A savior of Jamestown, set up good relations and trade with Indians.
300
Who led the Albany Plan?
Benjamin Franklin
300
In 1606, The London Company sent 3 ships to Virigina to colonize ____ with what they brought of 144 settlers/
Jamestown
300
What was the Middle Passage?
Transits of slaves from Africa to the Americas
300
What did Fransico Pizzaro do to the Incas?
Spread smallpox deliberatley (blankets, etc)
300
What did the London Company do in 1606?
Sent 3 ships to Virginia with 144 settlers.
400
Who surprise attacked settlers in 1622?
Chief Powhatans Successor
400
Describe the enviornments of Jamestown
Pros: water for trading, fertile ground for crops, were not likely to be attacked. Cons: middle of swamp caused malaria, middle of powerful Indian confederacy
400
Christopher Columbus unknowingly set in motion an exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas. This is known as....
The Columbian Exchange
400
What is Puritan Ethic?
Belief that soul shall be purified through hard work while living.
500
When did Thomas Dale replace John Smith?
1609
500
What was the 2nd permanent English colony in 1620.
Plymouth, Massachussetts.
500
What was the triangle trade?
A triangle movement of merchant ships between the Americas, Europe and Africa. America traded raw materials with Britain in exchange for manufactured goods. Also traded slaves from Africa to America
500
Why did Powhatan suprise attack settlers in 1622?
The headright system (50 acres to anyone who settles) lead to lots of English moving to America, creating tension between colonists and natives over use of land.
500
Who quotes "We shall be a cirty on a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us."?