Vocabulary
The Colonies
Settlements
Native Americans and Europeans
Workers in the colonies
100
This word means a large piece of land owned by a country that is far away.
colony.
100
Which was the very first British or English colony?
Virginia
100
Jamestown was in which colony?
Virginia
100
All Native American tribes were the same. True or false.
False.
100
How many years would an indentured servant have to work?
5 or 7
200
This word means a place where people built a community - it's like a town.
Settlement
200
What was the second British colony?
Massachusetts
200
Plymouth was in which colony?
Massachusetts
200
How were Native Americans in the North East (Iroquois) and the Native Americans in the Southwest (Hopi) different? Name 1 way.
type of houses food
200
The indentured servant worked for free to pay for what?
Their boat ride from England to the 13 colonies.
300
What word goes in the space? The ____________ who went to Plymouth came to practice their religion.
Settlers
300
Is it colder in Massachusetts or Virginia in the winter? How do you know?
MA because it is farther away from the equator.
300
Name the main reason settlers first came to Jamestown. What did they think they'd find?
gold.
300
When did Columbus think he discovered India? Where was he, in reality?
1492, Hispanola or Caribbean
300
What ocean touches the 13 colonies?
Atlantic Ocean
400
This is a word for a large farm that is found in the South.
plantation
400
What is another name for the 13 colonies?
New England
400
Why did the Pilgrims come to MA?
To practice their religion - escape religious persecution.
400
What three European countries colonized North America?
England, France, Spain.
400
Indentured Servants mostly came from _________ and the slaves mostly came from _________
England, Africa
500
An indentured servant is free after 5 or 7 years. A ______ is never free.
Slave
500
Make a list of 3 reasons that settlers came to the 13 British colonies.
What is to find gold, religious freedom, to farm and own land, to work as servants, to work as slaves, to start a new life free of debt.
500
Which group of people had more peaceful relationships with the Native Americans? Jamestown settlers or the Pilgrims.
Pilgrims.
500
Which country (England, France, or Spain) had the BEST relationship with the Native Americans.
France - they were mostly concerned about the fur trade. The English had more settlers and the Spanish tried to convert them using Missions.
500
How are indentured servants and slaves different? Name 3 ways
length of work, home country, property or not property, status of children
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