European Colonization
The land trade route that connected Europe and Asia
Silk Road
___ refers to crops grown to make a profit
Cash crop
Separatists are also know as...
Pilgrims
Year slavery started in the 13 colonies
1619
Document stating the basic form and rules of a government
Constitution
Why did Europe start searching for Sea Routes to Asia?
Faster travel means more goods, equals more money
___ farming enough food for you family
Subsistence farming
Laws and agreement that the Separatist signed before leaving their ship at Plymouth that said everyone would vote on issues
Mayflower Compact
New Amsterdam was renamed ...
New York
__ is used to describe the spooky evidence, such as chills and dreams, that was used in the courtrooms during the Salem Witch Trials
What are the "3 G's" of Exploration?
God, gold glory
Describe the climate and geography of the southern colonies
Warm, hot
Fertile soil
Tribe that helped the Pilgrims survive
Wampanoag
What religious group settled in Pennsylvania, due to its freedoms and more equitable society?
Society of Friends; Quakers
Document from the sovereign granting a right
charter
Deadliest disease brought over on the Columbian Exchange
Smallpox
Too cold for large scale farmer
Colony created as a refuge for Catholics
Maryland
Name of the enslaved women who first said she was guilty of being a witch
Tituba
The type of slavery that meant people were enslaved their whole lives and any children they had would be enslaved for life as well
Chattel
List the motivations for colonization in North/South America for: Spanish, French, English
Spanish - profits through sugar plantations, large settlements
French - profits through fur trade, spread Christianity
English - settlements for tobacco plantations and religious freedom (New England)
How does the geography of the Middle Colonies influence their economy? Must include two different economies
Mountains - mining
Fertile soil - cash crops
Founder of Connecticut
Founder of Rhode Island
Thomas Hooker
Roger Williams
___ led a rebellion against the Virginia government, demanding the gov't listen to the demands of the people
Nathaniel Bacon
__ was a term used to describe married women legally being under her husband's authority
coverture