NEW ENGLAND
Religious group who settled in Plymouth Rock, present day Massachusetts.
Who are the Pilgrims?
The first permanent English colony in the Americas
What is Jamestown?
Pennsylvania was mainly settled by what religious group?
Quakers
term used when the colonists refused to buy ALL British goods
boycott
Signed a contract to work as a servant in order to gain passage to the colonies.
What is an indentured servant?
Settlers in New England who were known for their devout faith and strict religious laws
Puritans
This crop helped save Jamestown.
tobacco
This group of people founded the colony of New Netherlands which later became the colony of New York.
Who are the Dutch?
Define repealed
to remove/take away
First English colony in America that mysteriously vanished
What is Roanoke?
Top 2 trades/jobs in the New England Colonies
1. Fishing
2. Shipbuilding
An Indian who had once been captured by an English sea captain, learned English, and taught the Pilgrims to farm.
Who is Squanto?
Founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre
5
A celebrated holiday that was not as friendly as it is promoted to be.
What is Thanksgiving?
Why could cash crops not be grown in the New England colonies.
Answers vary
The soil is rocky
Long winters
colder temps
Last colony to be settled where debtors were sent
Georgia
Name the staple crops
wheat
barley
oats
Act of resistance that was a result of the Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Three areas where people and items were traded.
1.Africa
2.Americas
3.Britain
Name the New England Colonies.
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Name the Southern Colonies
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Name the Middle Colonies
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
List the items taxed under the Townshend Acts
paint
paper
glass
lead
tea
The system of maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade.
What is mercantilism?