Geography & Economy
Name 2 states that were once southern colonies.
Any of: Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia
Who appointed the colonial governor?
the English monarchy
What three continents were involved in the Atlantic Slave trade?
The Americas, Europe, and Africa
Who is credited for saving John Smith's life?
Pocahontas
What are the 4 components to R.A.C.E strategy?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain
True or False: The climate of the southern colonies had warm weather with mild winters
True
How many members were on the Governor's Council?
12
A person who works for free, but signs a contract to eventually receive their freedom after a certain amount of time is called an _____________
Indentured servant
What is the name of an Indigenous group who lived in Virginia?
The Powhatan / The Algonquians
True or false: Text evidence is a direct quote from a document
True.
Name 3 cash crops that were grown in the Southern colonies.
Tobacco, indigo, sugar cane, & cotton
What did the House of Burgesses have the power to do?
submit bills addressing taxation and government spending
African monarchies and merchants sold their people into slavery because they viewed them as:
criminals; prisoners of war; outcasts; people who owed money
This group is thought to have taken in the "lost colonists of Roanoke Island"
The Croatoan tribe
What is a primary source?
A primary source is a document or object that was created during the specific time period that is being studied.
The reason why the majority of people settled in the southern colonies:
one of the following: To make money, cheap land
John Smith was the governor of which colony?
Jamestown
The following passage is text evidence of the ________ _________, which helped us understand the horrible conditions Africans had to face: "I was soon put down under the decks, and there I received such a salutation in my nostrils as I had never experienced in my life: so that with the loathsomeness of the stench, and crying together, I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat, nor had I the least desire to taste anything."
the Middle Passage
He was asking him why are the colonists so forceful with them, when all they want is peace.
What is a secondary source?
A secondary source is general information, written after the period of study.
Roanoke Island is in what present day state?
North Carolina
Fill in the blank: Lord Baltimore was granted possession of _________.
Maryland
What 3 resources did the African Monarchies want from the Europeans in the Atlantic Slave trade?
manufactured goods, guns and rum
This type of sources is described as: "one step removed"
secondary source