13 Colonies 1
This Colony was a safe haven for debtors from England.
Georgia
This colony was originally called New Amsterdam by the Dutch.
New York
This Colony formed the House of Burgesses, and started the tradition of Representative government.
Virginia
This colony wrote a document that influenced the Constitution... the founding orders of....
Connneticut
Founded by William Pen and haven for Quakers and other religious groups
Pennsylvania
The Puritans came over to the new world in search of what?
Religious Freedom
What was grown in the southern colonies?
Tobacco and cotton (cash crops)
These people were forced to work on the plantations from sunup to sundown.
Enslaved Africans
Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
They grew many grains like wheat and corn in what region that was called the Bread colonies?
The Middle Colonies
What types of government systems were initially developed by British colonists?
Representative government
Name two reasons why the Southern Colonies were founded.
Cash Crop, Safe place for Catholics or debtors
What impact did British settlement have on American Indians?
DISEASES
The two religious groups in the New England colony were__________&_________.
Qaukers/Pilgrims and Puritans/Protestants
What was the conflict fought between France and Britain that; kicked France out of North America but forced higher taxes on American colonies
French and Indian War
New England colonists became well known for fishing because they could not grow a lot of crops. True or False
True
They treated slaves as nonhumans, they worked slaves to death, some died before arriving due to bad conditions on ships.
What factors influenced early settlers' decisions about where to settle?
Climate, geography, resources, religious freedom
At first, who helped English settlers survive in the Colonies
Native Americans
What is a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country? Also called the 13....
A colony/colonies
What was the Middle Passage/Transatlantic Trade?
Journey of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
What motivated British settlers to come to America?
Freedom of faith, increase in wealth, and economic wealth, Three Gs
What was the document that the Pilgrims created that set aside laws and a social code called?
The Mayflower Compact
What group of people is associated with the Middle Colonies and is known for wanting equal rights? (Think oats)
Quakers
Why was it so difficult to grow European crops in the New England region?
Very Cold, Long winters, Hard, rocky soil, mountains, thick forests.
What kinds of interactions took place between early explorers and American Indians?
Trade, shared land, conflict over land, slave trade, formed alliances, and diseases
This Rebellion fought against the ruling powers of Jamestown, fighting for their protections, rights, and freedoms.
Bacons Rebellion
Why was enslavement a more common practice in the South than in the Middle and New England colonies
The climate didn't support large farms/cash crops
Which of the colonies is associated with whaling and lumber?
New England Colonies