English Colonies
In 1773 a bunch of colonists disguised as Native Americans sneaked on to ships and dumped more than 340 chests of tea into the harbor. This event is known as?
The Boston Tea Party
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What were slaves primarily used for?
Farming cash crops
What were cash crops?
Heavily farmed crops that made a lot of money
What were held in counties and towns to tell residents about the common news?
Town Meetings
Where did the Pilgrims land in New England?
Massachusetts
1600s
Name at least 1 cash crop of the Southern Colonies
Indigo, Tobacco, and Rice.
What is a pilgrim?
Someone who moves to a place for religious and other reasons from a different country
What was the first settlement called?
Jamestown
What was the name of the main ship the Pilgrims arrived on?
The Mayflower
What was heavily farmed in the Middle Colonies? (You only need to name at least one)
Corn, Rye, Oats, Barley, Flax, and Hemp.
Name one crop that was farmed for money in the Southern Colonies.
Indigo, Rice, or Tobacco
What was cotton?
A huge cash crop that was used for fibers and trade.
Name one struggle that took many settler's lives.
Disease, starvation, and extreme weather conditions.
Who led the puritans?
A-John Winthrop
B-Jonathan Byers
C-Jacob Quinones
A-John Winthrop
What was the original name of New York?
A-New England
B-New Amsterdam
C-New Orleans
B-New Amsterdam
Name one reason settlers moved to southern colonies
Search for land
Search for wealth
Search for Economic opportunities
The English Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies, were all separate what?
A-States
B-Countries
C-Regions
C-Regions
What was the name of the book that children used to learn to read AND to learn about the bible?
A-The English Primer
B-The Atlas Bible
C-The Child's Bible
A-English Primer
What were the Northern Colonies doing to get food?
A-Farming
B-Summoning Ritual
C-Fishing
C-Fishing
The climate was rough and had very poor soil so farming wasnt exactly ideal.
Who founded New Jersey?
A-John Eric Nolan
B-Eren Bill Yeager
C-Sir George Carteret
D-Lord John Barkley
C-Sir George Carteret
and/or
D-Lord John Barkley
Who founded Georgia
A-Da Vinci
B-Morgan Gillory
C-James Oglthorpe
What was a large agricultural estate used to mass farm?
A-Plantations
B-Full Gardens
C-Greenhouses
A-Plantations
What were indentured servants?
A-People who were forced to work as servants as a punishment
B-People who voyaged to the US and paid off their voyage by working for a family for 4-7 years.
C-Desperate people who worked for very low pay as servants.
B-People who voyaged to the US and paid off their voyage by working for a family for 4-7 years.