Primary & Secondary Sources
Give an example of a primary source.
Diary/journal entry, newspaper, autobiography, photograph, etc
List at least TWO foods Native Americans in North Carolina ate.
Fish, deer, bear, rabbits, vegetables, fruits, nuts, roots
What is the difference between push and pull factors?
push factors make someone want to leave a place/country and pull factors make people want to go to a specific place/country.
What are the three colonial regions?
New England, Middle, and Southern
Where was Roanoke located (what modern-day state)?
North Carolina
Give an example of a secondary source.
Biography, textbook, documentary, etc.
Canoes
Provide an example of a push factor.
War, famine, poverty, etc.
What colonial region did North Carolina belong to?
Southern colonies
Where did the witch trials begin in the colonies around the 1690s?
Salem, MA
What is the main difference between a primary and secondary source?
Primary sources are created DURING a historical event and secondary sources are created AFTER a historical event.
Name TWO things that Native Americans introduced to Europeans when they arrived.
Chili, pumpkin, corn, potatoes, popcorn, beans, peas, etc
Provide an example of a pull factor.
What type of jobs are commonly found in the New England colonies?
Trader, shipbuilder, etc
What group of people was mostly convicted during the Salem Witch Trials?
Women
Would a bias make a source more or less reliable?
Less reliable.
What material did Native Americans in NC use to build the walls and roofs of their homes?
Reed mats or sheets of tree bark.
What is one pull factor that made Europeans come to the colonies?
Promises of wealth/natural resources/land. Stop Spanish influence in the Americas. convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Name two crops grown in the Southern colonies.
Rice, cotton, or tobacco
What happened when the English returned to the Roanoke colony after it was founded?
All of the colonists had mysteriously disappeared.
Is a birth certificate a primary or secondary source? Why?
Primary source because it's made when someone is born.
What was one way that Native Americans adapted to their environments?
They dressed heavier in cold climates and wore less in warmer climates.
What is one push factor for colonists leaving England?
Hunger/starvation, lots of poverty, overcrowded cities, religious persecution.
Provide TWO ways the Southern and Northern colonies different?
New England: not a lot of farms, mostly trading/fishing/shipbuilding, colder climate
Middle colonies: Lots of farmland, mostly growing food (wheat, beef, chickens, etc), mild climate
Southern colonies: Lots of farmland, mostly growing cash crops (cotton, tobacco, rice), warm climate, heavy reliance on slave labor
Why was it so difficult for people to prove their innocence during the Salem Witch Trials?
Use of spectral evidence, biased juries, etc