Spanish, Dutch, and French Colonies
Who was Hernan Cortes?
The leader of the Spanish Conquistadors who conquered the Aztecs
What groups of people sought religious freedom in New England?
The Pilgrims and the Puritans
Which Religious Group believed that all people were equal in the eyes of god?
The Quakers
Which group of people was protected by the Maryland Act of Toleration
Catholics
Which colonial region had the largest amount of slave labor?
The Southern Colonies
What were missions?
Settlements set up with the purpose of converting Native Americans to Catholicism
What was a consequence of the Puritan belief that all people should study the Bible?
Which of the middle colonies made an effort to attract people of many ethnicities?
Pennsylvania
Why did the English establish a colony at Jamestown?
To find riches and to look for the northwest passage
What was more important for someone's social status in the colonies, Wealth or Education?
What was the main good that French traders bought from Native Americans?
Furs and Skins
Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts Bay and founded the colony of Connecticut for what reason?
He wanted strict limits on the government
Name one of the cash crops of the Middle Colonies
Wheat, barley, and rye
What was the name of self-governing body established in Virginia?
The House of Burgesses
What were conditions for enslaved Africans like on the middle passage?
The boat was overcrowded and inhospitable
Why did Bartolome de las Casas suggest a switch from Native American labor to enslaved Africans?
He had sympathy for the Natives and thought that Africans would have greater resistance to European disease
Which document established government for the pilgrims aboard the mayflower
The Mayflower Compact
A colony set up by the king in return for a yearly payment is called what?
What colony served as a refuge for debtors?
Georgia
What English document protected citizens from certain unfair government actions?
The English Bill of Rights
What was the main reason for the Aztec's defeat?
Why did Metacom also known as King Philip wage war against the colonists?
The English continued to claim and build on the lands of the Wampanoag Native Americans
What happened to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam?
It was given to the king of England and became New York
What was different about the Tidewater region of the Southern Colonies?
Families grew all the food they needed and the land was more fertile
What movement led to more colonists founding their own churches and eventually having greater desire for self rule?
The Great Awakening