Vocab
Daily Life
VIP's
Geography
Mystery
100
To trade one good for another
Barter
100
What were the beds made out of?
Straw or down
100
The first successful colony of Jamestown was named after this important person.
King James I
100
This region is known as the "breadbasket"
Middle Colonies
100
This region had the highest number of enslaved Africans
Southern Colonies
200
A person specialized in one type of work or trade
Artisan
200
Those living along the New England coast made their living using the ocean's resources, such as __________, and ________________.
Fishing, whale hunting, shipbuilding
200
This religious leader left Massachusetts to begin his own colony in rebellion of his previous leaders strict ideals. This new colony came to be called Rhode Island
Roger Williams
200
What is the Northern region of colonies called?
New England Colonies
200
This group did not believe in religious freedom, and did not believe women were equal to men.
Puritans
300
A product brought brought from another country
Import
300
Name 3 exports of North America
tobacco, corn, wheat, iron ore, lumber, dried fish, rice
300
The colony of New York got its name from this important person.
The Duke of York
300
Which of these is one of the Middle Colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
300
This movement weakened the power of the Church
The Great Awakening
400
A public sale in which the highest bidder makes the purchase.
Auction
400
Women in the colonies did these tasks daily (name 2)
spun yarn, made clothes, prepared food, made soap, made candles, cared for the children.
400
William Penn was a member of what religious group?
Quakers
400
This was the name of the route from West Africa to North America
The Middle Passage
400
This was the Virginia colony's first successful cash crop
Tobacco
500
A system for making rules and decisions
Government
500
True or False, ALL children of the colonies had a tutor
False; only the wealthy
500
At 8 years old, this person was kidnapped and placed aboard a ship bound for Boston. She later became a personal servant, and learned to read and write. Her owners eventually set her free.
Phillis Wheatley
500
What ocean did the colonists cross to get to the New World?
Atlantic
500
This colony was the first to pass a law that allowed slavery.
Massachusetts Bay Colony