Future States
What is the name of the colony that was originally known as the New Netherlands
New York
Why were the natives at a disadvantage when facing the colonists
Superior weaponry
What was the major cash crop in Virginia
Tobacco
Name one of the major causes of immigration into the colonies
War, Religious persecution or economic opportunity
What has a head and a tail but no body?
A Coin
This colony was the original colony where Jamestown was founded and developed the tobacco cash crop
Virginia
Why did the natives stop trading with the starving people of Jamestown
They begun raiding their territory
Who originally owned New York
The Netherlands
What helped increase the mortality rate in the colonies
Sanitation and improved shelter
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A Candle
This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore and established religious tolerance due to an influx of both Catholic and Protestant settlers
Maryland
What happened to the native leader the settlers dubbed King Philip after the war with the New England settlers
He was beheaded and his skull was put on a spear and paraded through the streets
Why did people begin to leave the Puritan colonies in New England
The Puritans were restrictive
How could slaves earn their freedom in the colonies
By converting to Christianity
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
This colony was established as a rehabilitation colony for debtors who could not escape massive loans
Georgia
After King Philips war, what happened to the population of New England
It decreased due to fear of Native attacks
IN 1705 what did Virginia create relating to the slave trade
A legal code/Slave code
What were two of the three things women were not allowed to do in the colonies
Own property, file law suits or run businesses
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
New Hampshire or Maine
Why did the Virginia company lose it's Charter to Jamestown
How did John Winthrop avoid allowing others to take power from him
He hid the charter from the rest of the colonists and claimed power
On average how many children were colonists having
7
Grandpa went for a walk, and it started raining. He forgot to bring an umbrella and didn’t have a hat. When he got home, his clothes were soaking wet, but not a hair on his head was wet. How was this possible?
He's bald