New England
Facts about Roanoke and it's founding
First English settlement in North America. White left for three years (on accident) and when he came back, the people had disappeared
What was the nickname of the Middle Colonies?
The Breadbasket Colonies (they exported a lot of grain!)
Facts about Jamestown location and founding?
Land picked since it was on water but safe from Spanish ships. People almost died but learned to live from the land by the local Natives. First English colony (that didn't die)
In colonial society, a person's social status came from two things:
family background and wealth
difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony
A proprietary colony was governed by individuals or groups given land by the king, while a royal colony was directly controlled by the king.
It was the first written laws in New World
New York founder and founding reason?
Founded at first by the Dutch, taken by the British since they wanted the land/water access
What is the Maryland Act of Toleration?
law that gave religious freedom to all Christians so Catholics and protestants could live together without fear
What was life on a slave ship like?
-chained together
-lots of disease
-sometimes could go on the deck to breathe or work out
-tortured/mistreated
-not fed well
How did the Age of Enlightenment influence American colonies?
People started to use logic and reason; people started to fight for their ideals, reason, and individual rights.
What is the difference between Puritans and Pilgrims?
The Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church of England, while the Puritans wanted to simplify it.
Pennsylvania founder and why it was founded
William Penn, free land for Quakers, focus on religious freedom
Reason colonists in Southern colonies higher than other colonies?
South used a lot of slaves or cheap labor
Reasons why Africans replaced Native Americans as cheap labor/salve?
-less likely to die from disease
-used to hard labor/farming
As a result of _________, William and Mary became the monarchs of Britain. They agreed to the _________, which protected individuals from certain government actions.
the Glorious Revolution; English Bill of Rights
Why did the growing number of English settlers in New England lead to war between the colonists and a Wampanoag-led alliance?
-changing the land into farms (cutting down trees which made the animals die)
-displacement (making the Natives leave)
-forcing Christianity
-leader felt betrayed by the colonists for not treating his people fairly
What made Quakers different from other Christians?
-all people equal under God
-did not bow to nobles
-women could preach
-didn't believe in war
For debtors to start again and to protect colonies from the Spanish
Explain the structure of the triangular trade.
Africa- sent slaves to West Indies/Americas
Americas- sent raw goods (sugar, tobacco, molasses) to England
Why was the House of Burgesses important?
First self-government in colonies
Main exports in New England
Wood, ships, livestock, whale/fish
New Jersey founder and founding reason?
Lord Berkeley and Sir Carteret (friends of the king), created because New York was too big so the king split it into a proprietary colony for his friends
Difference between Tidewater and backcountry?
tidewater- lush land, big plantations, more slaves to work land, wealthier, traded and exported, cities, more government
backcountry- farmed small crops, not many slaves, families made everything, men and women did same jobs, less money, less trade outside of the backcountry
Why were more slaves needed in the colonies, especially in the Southern colonies?
Large plantations in the Southern Colonies needed more enslaved people for field labor.
New England-public, first college, all people should know how to read
Middle- private, only wealthy could go to school
Southern- tutors, too far from each other to have schools