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What was the first, but failed attempt at British Colony on the eastern coast of what is now the US?
What is the nickname of the colony?
Roanoke
The lost Colony
Who said "he who shall not work shall not eat"?
John Smith
What was the time period of intense famine in Jamestown called?
Starving Times
What was life like for women during colonial times in the North?
very little rights with a lot of work responsibilities and must be obedient to husband
What is the Middle Passage?
the journey from Slaves to the Colonies
What was the first successful British colony on the east coast of what is now the US?
Jamestown, Virginia
What is a planter?
a plantation owner
What was the event where mass hysteria spread in Massachusetts after several young girls became exhibiting strange behavior and false accusations were made resulting in many people to be hanged and imprisoned?
Salem Witch Trials
Did slaves only exists in the south?
What other ways did colonies use to have additional laborers?
no, both
native american slaves (encomienda early on)
Indentured Servants
What is triangular trade?
a three point trading system between New World, Africa, and Europe
Which colonial region would be described as forming with the intention to make money which can be seen through the use of Joint Stock companies, plantations, and cash crops?
Southern Colonies
Who was this colony to be a "haven" for?
Pennsylvania and Quakers
The war between the French and the British over the Ohio River area in North America? The British won.
French and Indian War
How did Africans "cope" with the terrible situation they were in once enslaved in the colonies?
kept their African culture alive through basket weaving, pottery, music/dance.
they made families with those they lived with
resistance and revolt
What is a colony?
distant settlement controlled by a "parent" country
example: 13 colonies and Great Britain
Which colonial region was formed due to religious freedom seen through the Pilgrims in Plymouth and Rhode Island with Roger Williams?
New England
Dominion of New England
What started Bacon's rebellion?
The refusal of help by leadership in Virginia to help deal with the threat of Native American attacks on the poorer settlers on the outskirts of the Virginia colony.m
What is enlightenment?
intellectual movement based on reason
What is one thing all three colonial regions had in common?
slaves
some type of farming
British
grew resentful of GB
East coast of NA (location)
Christian
Immigrants
Etc.
Why did the Middle Colonies have a more peaceful relationship with the Natives than the other regions?
Trade regulation
Quakers= pacifists
What are the navigation acts?
What is mercantilism?
navigation acts= laws restricting colonial trade
mercantilism= a concept used by the British where the goal was to acquire as much wealth/gold/silver through trade as possible
List two wars between the Native Americans and the New England settlers, both resulting in further native decline.
Pequot War
King Philip's War
What is the Great Awakening?
What impact did it have on the colonies (besides religion)?
A religious revival
increased interest in higher education
List at least 3 reasons why the colonies grew resentful at Great Britain.
1. Navigation Acts
2. Dominion of New England
3. Searching of Merchants homes
4. Troops stationed in NA
5. Sugar Act
6. New Court System