13 British Colonies
Which colony was founded for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
Widespread religious movement that utilized revivals and emphasized faith in God?
Great Awakening
Name of the 1st Permanent English Colony in North America?
Jamestown
Which region was known as the "Bread Basket" of the colonies?
Middle Colonies
Merchant ships regularly followed a three-part route, that connected North America, Africa, and Europe for the purpose of trade.
Triangle Trade
The colony of New York was taken by the English from the ___.
Widespread movement that challenged authority. Was based on science and reasoning.
Enlightement
The Lost Colony of Roanoke was founded off the coast of present day ___.
North Carolina
Which region's agriculture was mostly subsistence farming?
New England
Mercantilism
Which colony is responsible for the first written constitution in America?
Connecticut
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What groups of people would especially be attracted to the Great Awakening?
-Poor
-Women
-Slaves
Group of people that pool their money to invest in a colony...(Think Jamestown)
Joint-Stock Company
Which two colonies make up the Chesapeake Colonies?
-Maryland
-Virginia
Virginia attempted to attract immigrants through offers of land. It offered 50 acres of land to each immigrant who paid for his own passage and to any plantation owner who paid for an immigrant’s passage.
Headright System
Which colony was originally intended as a "safe-haven" for Catholics?
Maryland
Name the two most famous preachers from the Great Awakening.
-Jonathon Edwards
-George Whitefield
What man's leadership helped save Jamestown?
John Smith
Which region's economy is best described as an agrarian economy?
Southern Colonies
Leg of the Triangle Trade journey from Africa to the Americas?
Middle Passage
Which colony was intended to be inhabited by debtors?
Georgia
Who first proposed the idea of "Natural Rights"?
John Locke
Free 500!
Free 500!
Which colonial region is best known for its tobacco production?
Chesapeake
Under contract with a master or landowner who paid for their passage to America.
Indentured Servants