New England Colonies
Describe the geography and climate of this region
Describe the geography and climate in this region
Mild climate, fertile soil, large cities
Describe the geography and climate in this region
Hot & humid, flat land with fertile soil, long growing seasons
A crop grown in large quantities for profit
Cash Crop
I struggled to survive early on but am considered the first permanent English settlement in the New World in 1607.
Jamestown
this regions economy is based on
Fishing & Whaling, Lumber, Shipbuilding
this regions economy is based on
this regions economy is based on
cash crop agriculture on plantations
a very large-scale agricultural estate dedicated to growing a single cash crop, which relied heavily on slave labor
Plantation
Distance from Great Britain and the first great awakening are both factors that led to a growth in
representative government
this religious group lacked religious freedom/ tolerance in the colony of Massachusetts
Puritans
this religious group was religiously tolerant believing everyone was equal in gods eyes, and were anti-slavery
Quakers
this religious group settled in Maryland and enacted religious tolerance in their colony
Catholics
economic model and trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that was based on the transport of enslaved people
Transatlantic Slave Trade
This quote is describing which part of the transatlantic slave trade - “The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into terror when I was carried on board.”
Middle Passage
This was the first example of self government in New England
Mayflower Compact
This person was the founder of Pennsylvania, he helped establish colonial legislatures in his region
William Penn
This was the first example of a representative government in the colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses
Forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World as a part of the triangular trade
Middle Passage
This was the main reason that led to a growth in the transatlantic slave trade
cash crop plantation farms were profitable in the southern colonies
colonies that made up this region
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
colonies that made up the region
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
A system where a country tries to get rich by trading with its colonies and keeping control over that trade.
Mercantilism
This was the first example of constitution in the colonies (hint: it was in the New England region), Bonus points (+200) if you can name the author too!
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut; created by Thomas Hooker