Important Vocabulary
A settlement in a new land that is still ruled by its home country far away.
Colony
A "Pull Factor" is something that draws you to a new place; this was the biggest "Pull Factor" for poor people.
Opportunity ( jobs/land)
This famous explorer "discovered" the Americas in 1492 while looking for a route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus
In this region, life centered around small towns, the church, and long, cold winters.
the New England Colonies
During the first few winters, many colonists died because they didn't have enough of this.
Food
Traveling to unknown places to learn about them or find new resources
Exploration
Many people left Europe because they were being treated badly for their ___.
Religion
Explorers wanted to find a shortcut to this continent to buy spices and silk.
Asia
This animal’s fur was a major export for the Middle and New England colonies, often traded with Native Americans.
Beaver
Carried by mosquitoes or brought from Europe, this was the #1 cause of death for many settlers.
Disease
A type of farm where the family grows just enough food to eat, with very little left over to sell.
Subsistence Farm
In England, most land was owned by the rich, but in the colonies, there was plenty of cheap ___.
Land
This is the name for the movement of food, animals, and germs between the Old and New Worlds.
Columbian Exchange
The Southern economy was almost entirely based on this, which required many workers and large plots of land.
Agriculture( Farming)
As colonists took more land for farming, they often ended up in violent "border" conflicts with these people.
Native Americans
Something grown by a farmer (like tobacco or cotton) specifically to be sold for money.
Cash Crop
This is a person who agreed to work for free for several years in exchange for a boat ticket to America.
Indentured Servant
European countries wanted to claim land to get this shiny metal that was considered rare.
Gold
In New England, this was the primary way people "shopped" for things they couldn't make themselves.
Trade
This was the challenge of having to make or grow everything yourself because there were no stores or factories.
Rely on yourself; Self-Sufficiency
A person who signed a contract to work for 4–7 years in exchange for a trip to the colonies.
Indentured Servitude
Which colony was a haven for Catholics?
Maryland
This country claimed most of Central and South America before England arrived.
Spain
What are two cash crops in southern colonies?
This was the biggest challenge for New England farmers, which made it almost impossible to grow cash crops.
Rocky Soil (or a Short Growing Season) ;Poor soil