Middle Colonies
The Dutch created New ... and New ...
Netherlands
Amsterdam
What ship did the pilgrims use to come over from Europe to America?
Mayflower
Why did the English Catholics come to North America?
Escape religious persecution
Who is the richest person in the history of the world?
Mansa Musa
Name two examples of physical characteristics
Climate
Mountains
Minerals
Bodies of water
Natural vegetation
What group of people went by the "Society of Friends"
Quakers
During the Great Migration, thousands of people left which European country and headed to North America?
England
Name one of the three main cash crops
Indigo
Tobacco
Rice
What did the Aztec's create using mathematics?
Calendar
Name two examples of human characteristics
Population
Religion
Language
Imported vegetation
Built environments
This is the city known as "The City of Brotherly Love"
Philadelphia
How did Tisquantum (Squanto) help the pilgrims in the New World?
He taught them how to fertilize the soil with fish remains and helped them establish relations with a local Native Tribe.
What plant did John Rolfe bring with him to America that can make the colonists a lot of money?
Tobacco
Which group created the first pyramids?
Olmec
How many pillars of Islam are there?
Five
What English leader wanted to capture New Netherland to control the Atlantic coast of North America?
King Charles II
John _________ created the first university in the colonies. This was a place that allowed people to get higher education. This college is still open today and is part of the Ivy League.
Harvard University
What was King George's goal for Georgia?
To create a land buffer or shield between Spanish Florida and the other English Colonies.
What did the Inca create to help them communicate?
Roads/Paths
What religion did the Spanish hope to convert the Native Americans to?
Christianity
Name two things that make Quakers different from Christians
Equality of men and women before God
Supported nonviolence
Religious tolerance
Dress plainly
Didn’t agree with slavery
Didn’t want to take Natives land, wanted to buy it from them
Why was shipbuilding important to the New England Colonies?
Important in New England industry
Supply was needed for trade and fishing
Materials were easy to come by due to the large amounts of trees nearby
Give a definition for "Indentured Servant"
Servant who signs a contract to work for someone who pays for their trip to the Colonies. Usually worked 4-7 years
Give two examples of how the Europeans affected the Native American lifestyle.
Put them into forced labor
Disease which killed 8/10
Forced them to convert to Christianity
List the hierarchy of the feudal system from bottom to top
Peasants –> Vassals –> Nobles –> King