Native Americans
The development of a farming culture among pre- Columbian Native American Indians helped ensure
what is a more stable food supply
What would a primary source from the colonial era be
What is a journal entry, diary, or artifact
What state-run institution was present on Staten Island from 1947 to 1987?
What is Willowbrook State-School?
the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
What is mercantilism?
A major reason the American colonists of the 1600s chose to settle along seacoasts and rivers was so they could
What is carrying out trade?
What was a main effect of the Columbian Exchange
Introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas
The success of the triangular trade system depended on increasing what?
What is the slave trade in the Americas/ western hemisphere
What military base constructed in 1663 is a famous landmark on Staten Island?
What is Fort Wadsworth?
During the 1600s and 1700s, the fundamental goal of British mercantilism was to
What was the main reason large plantations developed in the south during the colonial period?
What is the fertile soil and warm conditions of the south?
River systems were important to the development of the United States because they
During the colonial period, which geographic feature presented the greatest barrier to the westward migration of American settlers?
What are the Appalachian Mountains
New York was previously known as this prior to the British establishing its colonies
What is New Amsterdam?
Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a
What is a market for British goods and source of raw materials?
What geographic feature would positively influence settlement patterns and economic development in the New England colonies
What are rivers and harbors?
A term used to describe the type of land Native Americans live on today
What is a reservation?
New England’s geographic features most directly influenced the region’s development of
What is industry?
What nickname is often used to describe Staten Island?
What is the Forgotten Borough?
The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it
What is placing restrictions on trade?
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses were
What are the steps in the growth of representative democracy?
This tribe is who the first pilgrims encountered in the early 1600s
Who are the Wampanoags?
One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British
What is practicing Salutary Neglect?
In what year did Staten Island become a part of New York City?
What is 1898?
What is a tariff?
During the colonial period, the economic development of the South was most directly dependent on the labor of