settlers
After defeating the Spanish Armada, who settled along the eastern coast and claimed all territory from Newfoundland to Florida for the king?
British Settlers
"And here in Florida, Virginia, New-England, and Canada, is more land than all the people in Christendom can [cultivate]…" said who?
John smith
The middle colonies mostly had which type of food?
Wheat and Grains
Why was slave labor so important to the economy of the Southern colonies?
Enslaved Africans provided much of the labor on large farms that grew cash crops.
Where is the Alpine region located
Southwestern U.S
Who settled in the Caribbean in search of gold and riches to bring back for their country?
Spanish conquistdors.
This statement was made by King James I of England in 1604.
“A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs…”
Based on the quote, which profitable colonial industry was King James I referring to?
The growing of tobacco
In what region did they have the industry of fishing and trade?
New england
Who could use the headright system to acquire land for himself and work growing crops?
British settlers
Where is the Tundra region located?
Alaska and northern canada
15.0% and over
What describes an effect of William Penn's actions on colonial America?
Many immigrants came to the Middle colonies seeking religious freedom.
Which economic activities flourished in the Middle colonies?
Wheat farming, because the region had fertile soil and a mild climate
For labor, who enslaved Native Americans and treated them poorly.
Spanish conquestadors
where is the grassland Region located?
Central U.S
Which group sought religious freedom in the New England colonies?
Pilgrims
Which best summarizes what these two men had in common?
Both supported a version of religious freedom.
Which was an incentive for profit to settle the Mississippi Valley region?
Availibility of fish and furs
The Dutch challenged British claims to the area of present-day New York in what year?
1609
where is desert region located
southwestern U.S
After a failed attempt at Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina, Jamestown, Virginia, became the first permanent British colony in what year?
1607
"In America there are fertile lands sufficient to subsist all the useless Poor in England, and distressed Protestants in Europe… said who?
James oglethorpe
Scarcity of resources and overpopulation in Where? led many to try their luck coming to the New World. Many were trying to escape poverty and disease in Europe.
Europe
Slaves cam to the new land in boats, many did not make, it. were the woman and children below deck with the men?
No they were not.
Where is the Deciduous forest region located?
Eastern U.S