Colonial Regions
What colonial region relied on agricultural exports for their economy?
The Southern Colonies
The Southern colonial region profited off of these kinds of agricultural products
Cash crops (cotton, tobacco, sugar)
This indigenous group inhabited areas in New York long before European colonists arrived to the area
Haudenosaunee / Iroquois / Five Nations
This was the first popularly elected legislature in the New World
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Native Americans established the oldest form of this style of government
Democracy
What colonial region relied on fishing, shipping, and trade for their economy?
The New England colonies
These people worked for free for a temporary period of time in exchange for passage to the New World
Indentured Servants
This form of labor forced people of African descent to perform free labor and treated these human beings as property
(chattel) slavery
This is a form of democracy where people elect individuals to make laws and decisions on their behalf
Representative democracy
This is the name for the journey enslaved Africans took from Africa on ships to colonies in North or South America
Middle Passage
This colonial region was nicknamed the "Bread Basket" for its export of grain (wheat)
The Southern colonies
These were massive farms located in the Southern region where cash crops were cultivated mostly by enslaved people
Plantations
This religious group was based mostly in Pennsylvania; it prioritized equality and freedom for all
Quakers
This document that set rules for the earliest colonies of New England Colonies to self-govern
The Mayflower Compact
This armed uprising in Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon went against the local British governor William Berkley
Bacon's Rebellion
This region was home to the largest urban centers (cities)
The Middle Colonies
This economic relationship between England and the 13 colonies helped England profit off of the colonies by selling them manufactored goods and restricting the colonies from trading with other countries
Mercantilism
This religion was common in New England; the members of this church fled from persecution in England
Puritan
This was the first written constitution that created a government for the Connecticut colony
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This major conflict between Indigenous peoples and colonists in Plymouth colony was an attempt by Natives to expel English settlers from New England
King Phillip's War
In what colony was the first permanent English settlement?
Virginia (Jamestown)
This trade network connected the 13 colonies/Caribbean, Africa, and Europe in the 1700's
Triangular Trade
This colonial law established the idea of freedom of religion, stating that all citizens in Maryland could practice any sect of Christianity
Maryland Toleration Act
This part of government is responsible for creating laws
Legislature / Legislative
Describe the primary motivations of the Spanish, French, and English when coming to the New World
Spanish = convert Natives to Christianity
French = trade with Natives (profit)
English = settle and live on North American land