Geography
Which colonial region has rocky soil and cold winters?
New England Colonies
When Puritans came from England, what were they in search of?
Religious Freedom
What were the House of Burgesses and colonial assembles an example of?
Voting and making decisions
What was the big take away from the Great Awakening?
People began to question authority and wanted to make their own choices.
How did relations between the colonists and Native Americans start?
Peaceful
Which colony was called the "breadbasket" colony?
Middle Colonies
What religion was predominantly in Pennsylvania?
Quakers
What was traded from Africa to the Americas?
Enslaved Africans
What was the purpose of enslaved Africans in the Southern Colonies?
Work on plantations
What did the colonists want from Native Americans?
Land for crops
In the South, what were big farms called?
Plantations
Which New England colony was created by the Puritians?
What was traded from the colonies to Africa?
Rum and Iron
What was the purpose of enslaved Africans in the New England colonies?
Worked in homes, shops, or cities
What were the British and French arguing over that started the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley
What were the big cash crops of the South?
Rice, indigo, tobacco
Maryland was a safe place for...?
Catholics
What was sent from the West Indies to the Colonies?
Sugar and molasses
How did the enslaved Africans quietly fight back?
They would sing songs with secret messages and keep their African traditions alive
Why did the British build Fort Duquesne and Fort Necessity?
To protect their land
Which colonial region was known for building ships and trading goods?
What was Rhode Island known for?
People could worship freely
What is mercantilism?
Countries wanted to sell more than what they bought
What did Olaudah Equiano write about slavery?
It was cruel and tore families apart
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains