Vocabulary
Written permission from the King or Queen to start a colony
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First country to set up colonies in the New World
Spain
Region with hard, rocky soil
New England
90% of the population died after contact with Europeans
Native Americans
Plant grown to make money
Cash Crop
Nation that focused on the fur trade in the Great Lakes, Canada, and Louisiana
France
First permanent English settlement
Jamestown
Region with a mild climate good for growing grain
Middle Colonies
The first group arrives at Jamestown in 1619. They were laborers from Africa who were forced to work on plantations.
Slaves
Tobacco
Colonies from this country were located on the Atlantic Coast
England
Pilgrims settled here
Plymouth
Strict religion dominated this region
New England
This Catholic colony passed the Act Concerning Religion, the first time a law protected the freedom of religion in the colonies.
Maryland
Exchange of goods between Europe, Africa, and the colonies of North and South America
Triangular Trade
Name one region of the United States TODAY that SPAIN controlled during the colonial era
Florida OR American Southwest
What was John Rolfe's contribution at Jamestown?
Planted tobacco (saved Jamestown)
Hot and humid climate for growing cash crops
Southern Region
Founded by James Oglethorpe, Georgia was a colony specifically for what type of person?
Debtors/Prisoners
Economic idea that colonies exist to make money for the Mother Country. A country's power is based on how much gold it possesses.
Mercantilism
Which European country had the best relationship with the Native American populations?
France
What was the motivation for the Pilgrims to start a colony in the New World?
Religious freedom
Region known for religious toleration
Middle Region
The only clue left as to the whereabouts of the Roanoke Colony
CROATOAN