European Colonization
The belief that a country's economic strength comes from exporting more than it imported.
Mercantilism
Before meeting European settlers...
Native Americans didn't buy or sell land.
Southern Colonies had
Flat land, several types of soil, and a hot, damp climate.
This state was the first English Colony in North America.
Virginia
The colony of Virginia created this organization that represented citizens of Colonial America.
House of Burgesses
What did Colonies provide to their home countries?
Natural Resources
Native Americans didn't have a written language. Who recorded all of their business deals?
English Colonists
This region is perfect for?
Agriculture
Colonists battled these elements
Freezing winters, lack of food, and disease
The House of Burgesses met in this Virginia city
Jamestown
American colonies shipped goods to what European country?
England
Who led the Powhatan tribe?
Chief Powhatan
A plantation is a large farm that grows?
Crash Crops
This guy founded the colony of Maryland.
Cecilius Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
Who did the House of Burgesses have the ability to write laws for?
Colonies
What were the goods that American colonies shipped to England?
Rum, Molasses, Dried Tobacco, Indigo Dye, and Cotton.
What was the most powerful Native American tribe in eastern Virginia and southern Maryland
The Powhatan Confederacy
Plantations required?
Large numbers of workers
The general assembly in Maryland passed this act in 1649.
Slavery was common in?
The South
Yes or No: Europe is a continent.
Yes
Native Americans and Europeans had different concepts about?
Property
Along with slaves who worked the land?
Indentured servants
This guy wanted to set up a colony where Catholics could worship freely from England.
Cecilius Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
The Governor had the ability to block ( ) that the House of Burgesses created.
Laws