Colonies
What colonial region used slave labor to develop their plantation economy?
Southern Colonies
Why did many separatists, such as the pilgrims, come to the New World?
Seek religious freedom and escape persecution.
What was the goal of the Mayflower Compact?
It was a model for the democratic ideal of self government.
Why did the colonists view King George III as a tyrant?
He oppressed colonies by enacting unfair laws.
What part of the triangular trade system included harsh voyage of slaves from Africa to the Americas?
Middle Passage
Why was North Carolina's slave population smaller than other southern colonies?
They had few good ports.
How were the colonies at Roanoke and Jamestown similar?
They struggled to survive due to lack of supplies and conflict with Native Americans
What is mercantilism?
Colonies provide resources and goods to the mother country.
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger the colonists?
It limited the western movement of the settlers.
Which of the following did the Americas gain in the Colombian Exchange? Turkeys, Peanuts, Sugarcane, or Vanilla?
Sugar Cane
What physical feature did the colonies of New England settle around? (rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.)
Developed around rivers and the coast.
What was the European goal during the age of exploration?
create trade routes to acquire wealth and power.
What is a primary source?
Artifact, diary, or other source created at the time of an event.
What group organized the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
What two countries had the most land in the Americas before the French and Indian War?
Britain and France
What are the main cash crops grown on the Southern colonies' plantations?
Cotton and tobacco
Why was there a variety of products in different regions of the American colonies?
Geography and Climate
What is an indentured servant?
An indentured servant worked for a specific amount of years for passage to the New World
Why were taxes imposed on the colonists?
To repay Britain for the French and Indian War.
If you were to walk from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean, what order would you walk through the three geographic regions of North Carolina?
Coastal plains, piedmont, mountains
What was the significance of the Lost Colony?
Encouraged England to continue settlement attempts in North America
What colonial region has long harsh winters with poor farming conditions?
New England Colonies
What was a negative effect of the Colombian exchange?
Disease such as smallpox killed millions of Native Americans
What group did not want independence from England, and wanted to benefit from England's protection.
Loyalists.
Cities, borders, etc.