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What was John Rolfe known for?
Establishing tobacco in the Jamestown Colony
What are slave codes?
Codes to delineate between servants and slaves
In which state was the Jamestown colony established?
Virginia
What was life like in the Southern Colonies?
Frequent disease outbreaks; Climate & Soil create tobacco economy.
Who is King Philip?
Leader of King Philip's War (the purpose was to stop New England settlers from settling)
What is a colony?
a complicated mix of conquest, trade, and religious missions
Name all the colonies in the Mid-Atlantic.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
How was the relationship between the New England colonies and the Native Americans?
Bloody wars and Native Americans were not openly embraced.
Who was Nathanial Bacon?
What is the Virginia Company?
a joint stock company which raised money for the expedition by selling shares of the company to investors.
Which colony was Pennsylvania in?
Mid-Atlantic Colony
What was life like in the New England colonies?
They had poor land but there economy was based on fishing, lumber, and fur trade.
Who is James Oglethorpe?
Founder of the Georgia Colony
What was the Triangular Trade?
3 step voyage involving North America, Africa, and Europe. (For goods, raw materials, and slaves)
Which colony was Georgia in?
Southern Colony
What was life like in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
They had a flexible social structure, shipbuilding was a major industry along with growing wheat and corn.
What were Indentured Servants?
People who pledged to work for free to pay off debt.
What is mercantilism?
a theory based on the value of a country’s exports is greater than the value of its imports.
In what colony what New Hampshire located?
New England Colony
How did the Mid-Atlantic colonies treat the Native Americans?
They used them more for trade, they were not enemies.