Colonial Settlements
What is a settlement?
A newly built community
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A written plan of government made by the colonists
Plantations specialized in producing what?
Cash crops
What type of work were enslaved people forced to do?
Which group of people were mistreated in England because of their religion?
Quakers
Why did Captain John White’s return to Roanoke take so long?
A war between England and Spain delayed him
How was Virginia’s government more democratic than England’s?
Elected representatives made laws
How did trade shape the colonial economy?
The colonies traded resources with Europe, Africa, and each other and was the foundation of wealth.
How did enslaved people resist their enslavement?
Broke tools, pretended not to understand, claimed to be sick
Where did some girls in Williamsburg learn to read?
Dame schools
Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?
The settlers mysteriously disappeared.
Who chose the governor of the royal colony of Virginia?
The king
What was one major cash crop grown in the Southern colonies?
Tobacco
Where were most enslaved people in the British colonies forced to work?
Sugar and tobacco plantations
What building in Williamsburg was used to train apprentices?
Shoemaker's shop
Which colony was founded to protect Puritans?
Massachusettes Bay
Where did colonial leaders go to discuss politics?
Raleigh Tavern
Why did the New England colonies rely on shipbuilding and fishing instead of farming? (Hint: think land/where they settled)
Rocky soil and a cooler climate made farming difficult.
What choice did West Africans make about enslaving other people they found?
Some traded people who were already enslaved.
What challenges did settlers face when building a new settlement?
Harsh weather, limited supplies, food shortages, etc.
Why was Rhode Island founded?
What was the official religion of Virginia?
Anglicanism
What was one disadvantage of Maryland as a place to settle? (Hint: think sickness & bugs)
Mosquitoes spread disease
What happened to enslaved people when they arrived in the American colonies?
They were sold at auctions.
How might settlers have worked together to survive in the colonies?
Sharing resources, helping with construction, farming, etc.