13 Colonies
What are the three main reasons Spain explored the Americas, often called the “3 Gs”?
God, Gold, Glory
Why did France establish settlements and trading posts in North America?
For Fur!
What cash crop helped Jamestown become economically successful?
Tobacco
Who did the southern colonies rely on to work the plantations
African slaves
Large farms were called
Plantations
Which colonial region had warm weather and a long growing season?
Southern colonies
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
In what year was Jamestown established?
1607
Who is Maryland named after?
Queen Mary
What is the main city of the Carolinas?
Charlestown
Why did the Pilgrims come to the New World?
Religious freedom
Which colonial region is known as the "Bread Basket" Colonies?
Middle Colonies
Which group of colonies would fish and build ships for the economy?
New England Colonies
This group lived in the Pennsylvania/the Middle Colonies, believed in peace, harmony and religious freedom and was led by William Penn?
Quakers
Which colonial region had cold winters, rocky soil, and forests?
New England Colonies.
Why did European countries want to find new trade routes to Asia?
They wanted access to valuable goods such as spices and wanted to avoid expensive or difficult existing trade routes.
What was the name of the meeting between the Wampanoags and the Colonists in Plymouth?
Thanksgiving
Which colony was a royal colony?
New Jersey or New York
What does “majority rule” mean?
The decision supported by more than half of the people is accepted.
What was salutary neglect?
Britain's policy of loosely enforcing some laws on the colonies, allowing colonists more freedom to govern themselves.
This was the First Representative Assembly in the Colonies.
What is the House of Burgesses
Which colony had a constitution?
Connecticut
Why was Georgia founded?
For debtors/ prisoners
What was the agreement created by the Pilgrims that established a system of self-government?
The Mayflower Compact.
What was the First Great Awakening?
A Religious Movement- that spread throughout the American colonies during the 1700s.