Native Americans before and during Colonization
Native Americans lived using...
Natural resources, the land, geographical opportunities, etc.
What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
What region had great agriculture due to hot temperatures and long summers?
Southern colonies
The colonists were determined to achieve ____.
Who were the Lenape people?
A Native American tribe that inhabited New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of New York and Pennsylvania
Why did people sign up for indentured servitude?
They believed they could lead better lives after their service was done.
Diseases such as malaria were less frequent in which region?
New England colonies (cold winters)
Who was Anne Hutchinson and why was she important?
She challenged strict Puritan authorities and male religious leaders in colonial America, becoming an early symbol of religious freedom.
Multiple answers:
Functional, organized, structured, etc.
What kind of people signed up for indentured servitude?
Both skilled and unskilled workers
Men, women, and children
People facing different forms of hardship
How were colonial economies influenced by region?
Geographic conditions directly influenced what type of economy would be successful in a colony.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The first written framework of self-government in the American colonies.
The relationship between settlers and Native Americans was initially ____ in many areas before turning ____?
Positive (Trade, Alliance, Interest), Negative
What is the relationship between religion and colonization?
People settled to spread religion (missionaries)
People settled to escape religious persecution
The colonies were between what two geographic features?
Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Ocean
What is the House of Burgesses?
The first democratically elected legislative body in the 13 colonies, originating in Jamestown.
Three reasons why the death rates of Native Americans were so high during colonization...
No immunity to European diseases
Violence from settlers
Loss of food supply (deforestation, invasive species, etc)
What are the three main reasons people left for the colonies?
God (spreading religion or escaping persecution)
Glory (gaining territory, new opportunities)
Gold (better lives, pursuit of wealth)
How did the colonists choose where to establish major cities?
Geographic factors influenced the establishment of towns and cities. For example, cities formed around natural harbors for easy access to trade.
What is the Magna Carta?
A royal document from 1215 that established the core principle that the king and his government were subject to the law.