Early North America
What are two reasons a person would want to immigrate to the New England colonies during the Colonial Era?
Religious freedom, economic opportunity
What is the name of the religious group that settled at Plymouth in Massachusetts?
Pilgrims
What is the name for the Middle colonies that reflects their vast expanse of wheat barley and other foods that make bread.
What is the Breadbasket
Which colony was the first permanent English colony in the New World?
Jamestown Virginia
How does the plantation system in the Southern colonies spread the use of slavery in the colonies?
A demand for slaves increased in places with large cash crops.
What is significant about the date 1620?
It was when the Pilgrims signed the “Mayflower Compact” which was a social contract and example of self-government in the New World
New England’s economy was based mostly on ______.
Shipping and Fishing
What is the name of the religious group that settled in Pennsylvania?
Quakers
What was the first English Settlement in the new world
Roanoke
What was the impact of the First Great Awakening on American society?
It fostered a sense of community among colonists.
What geographic feature makes traveling and settling west difficult for colonists in the 13 colonies?
The Appalachian Mountains
Why was Plymouth founded?
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution
Which colony was established as a safe haven for England’s Catholics?
Maryland
The general assembly in Virginia, the House of Burgesses, was created so colonists could ____________.
Govern themselves, make laws that help the colony
Where was slavery more prevalent?
The Southern Colonies/ Ahywhere cashcrops and large agriculture was relevant.
What is the significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
The first written constitution in the New World
In colonial New England, colonists participated in town meetings to discuss issues and make decisions. What is this called?
Religious Freedom
Why were there more immigrants migrating to the Middle Colonies?
Pennsylvania had more religious freedom.
Why was Georgia established?
It was a penal colony of English debtors.
Which feature of the American Atlantic coastline was an advantage for European colonists?
Natural harbors and many rivers
Why did England, France, and Spain want to colonize the New World?
England (Revenue, Religion, Resources), Spain (God, Glory and Gold), France (Friends, fish, fur)
How does the geography of New England affect their economy?
Their economy was based on the ocean: shipbuilding and fishing are examples.
What is the major Colony in the Middle Colonial region that was founded for religious reasons.
What is Pennsylvania
Why was Jamestown founded?
Jamestown was founded for economic profit.
Describe the geography and climate of each colonial region.
New England = rocky soil, cold winters, mild summers.
Middle = good soil, mild year-round climate.
Southern = rich, fertile soil, long hot summers, and a longer growing season.