New England Colonies
Name one of the colonies from this region.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire
What was the Mayflower Compact?
The first set of laws in America that said the majority should rule; promised fair laws; gave people the right to choose their own leader
Name of the 4 colonies that are included in this region.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
Something that brings you into or makes you come out of a country.
What is a push pull factor?
Name the 5 colonies that are included in this region:
Maryland, Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, and Georgia
What kind of geography did this region have?
Rocky soil, plentiful forests and easy access to the sea.
How many people, including sailors, sailed on the Mayflower?
132 people
What was the farming like in this region?
The soil was rich, so farming was easy.
The route between Europe, North America, and Africa.
What is the Triangular Trade Route?
This area favored what type of crops?
What are cash crops, tobacco and rice?
Who founded Massachusetts?
The Puritans (Pilgrims)
What is a pilgrim?
Someone who goes on a long journey
The Middle colonies had people from many religions and countries, it was a very _____________ population.
Diverse
Self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families
What is subsistence farming?
What is an Indentured Servant?
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
They wanted to separate from the English church to gain religious freedom.
Who were the separatists?
Englishmen who wanted to have their own separate church
Colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle
Charter Colony
A theory that explains what happened to the Lost Colony.
What is moved inland, killed by natives, and assimilated with the natives?
What is a Plantation?
large estate farmed by many workers, often slaves. Common in the South.
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
What date did the Mayflower leave England?
September 16, 1620.
What resources these colonies had:
Natural Resources: Good farmland, timber, furs, coal, and Iron ore
A word meaning not tolerant of views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own.
What is intolerant?
What are debtors?
Debtors were people who owed money but worked off their debts over several years.