Colonies
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown in the colony of Virginia
What was the main reason for conflicts between Native Americans and Virginian colonists?
the colonists’ takeover of Native Americans’ lands
Who were the Puritans?
an English religious group who started the Massachusetts Bay Colony
What was a major alliance of Native American tribes in what is now the state of New York?
Iroquois Confederacy
Which economic activity was common in the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies?
Farming
Why did the original settlers at Jamestown struggle to establish their colony?
They had little experience farming, hunting, or fishing.
What happened as a result of the marriage between John Rolfe and Pocahontas?
The Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan lived in peace for a number of years.
Which settlement was NOT part of the Middle Colonies?
New York
Why did the Algonquian tribes move each season?
to follow the supply of food
Why was Jemmy chosen as the leader of the Stono rebellion?
he new how to read
What was triangular trade?
A system that connected the americas, africa and europe, start of slavery
What type of agriculture thrived in the Southern Colonies?
Cash crops and large plantations
Which words did enslaved Africans introduce to the English language?
Yam and Tote
Describe some of the ways enslaved people rebelled against enslavers.
I will decide
Which practice were the Quakers the first to ban in America?
Slaveholding
Why did enslaved Africans account for only a small percentage of the population in the New England Colonies?
Most New England farms were too small to require or support enslaved workers.
Name the new england colonies
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Nueva Hempshire
Why did people move to the Middle colonies, especifically Pennsylvania?
It had freedom of religion and banned slavery
Describe Mercantilism
A system that granted the right for countries to trade with their colonies
Tell me about roanoke island and what happened
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