Colonies
Had a large amount of slaves and focused on cash crops
What are the Southern Colonies?
Examples include tobacco, cotton, and indigo
What are cash crops?
Viewed as unequal to men and could not vote
What are women?
He believed that the Puritan religious was the example all people should follow.
Who is John Wintrop?
Written by the Pilgrims to establish self-government in the colonies
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Rocky soil prevented much farming leading to a fishing and shipbuilding economy
What are the New England Colonies?
The law applies to everyone equally
What is rule of law?
Brought over to the New World by force
What are Africans?
Established Rhode Island for religious tolerance
Who is Roger Williams?
From 1215, established rule of law that was later brought to America by European settlers
What is the Magna Carta?
Practiced religious tolerance and had great religious diversity
What are the Middle Colonies?
The people vote on leaders to make decisions
What is representative democracy?
The main cause of death of Native Americans
What is disease?
He was the first to fight against the government and show the people they WILL NOT be ignored.
Who is Nathaniel Bacon?
The Frame of Government and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut went on to inspire this document
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The factor in which settlers chose where to live?
What is geography?
What is Mercantillism?
The idea that the American colonies are used to benefit the mother country
Required to help their families in all colonies and expected to attend school in the New England colonies
What are children?
Settled in Plymouth after leaving England seeking religious freedom
Who are the Pilgrims or William Bradford?
The rights to life, liberty, and property; the freedom of speech in Parliament; and the freedom of religion were some aspects of this English document
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Provided food to the other colonies
What are the Middle Colonies?
Growing only enough food for one's own family
What is subsistence farming?
This caused much of the conflict between Native Americans and colonists
What is the loss of land?
Punished for criticizing the government was later found not guilty. Pioneer of freedom of the press
Who is John Peter Zenger?
William Penn wrote this document to establish a structure for a colony's government
What is the Framework of Government?