New England
What was the primary economic activity in New England?
Shipbuilding, fishing, trade.
Which colony was founded by William Penn as a “holy experiment” for religious freedom?
Pennsylvania
What was the main cash crop grown in the Chesapeake region?
Tobacco
What cash crops dominated the Southern economy?
Tobacco, rice, indigo.
In the Atlantic Slave trade, what was the journey enslaved Africans endured across the Atlantic called?
Middle Passage
What was the first college and date established in the American colonies?
Harvard 1636
The Middle Colonies were known as the “Breadbasket Colonies” because they grew what staple crop?
Wheat/grain.
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
What was the name of the farming system in the Southern colonies?
What document, signed by Pilgrims, was the first form of self-government in the colonies?
Mayflower Compact
What types of farms did people have in New England colonies?
Small family farms, subsistence farming, diverse.
What is a reason settlers decided to come to the Middle or New England Colonies?
Religious freedom, economic freedom, natural rights.
What system gave landowners 50 acres per indentured servant they brought to the Chesapeake?
The Headright System.
What was the name of the slave rebellion discussed in class, and why does it impact slaves?
Stono Rebellion, creates fear among plantation owners and harshens slave codes.
What event in the 1730s-1740s led to increased religious enthusiasm in the colonies?
Great Awakening
The first English settlement established in the US.
Jamestown.
What major port cities helped make the Middle Colonies economically successful?
NY/Philly
What rebellion in Virginia was caused by conflicts between settlers and Native Americans?
Bacon's Rebellion
What labor system initially provided workers for Southern plantations before slavery became dominant?
Indentured servitude.
Which colony was plagued by disease?
What major conflict between Native Americans and New England (not England and French, that's a different war) settlers occurred in 1675-1676?
King Philip's War
How do Middle Colony farms differ from New England and Southern colony farms?
Larger farms than New England, maybe some plantations but not nearly as many as Southern colonies.
Which colonies would have been established as a safe haven for religious diversity?
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, or Maryland
What was a reason slavery expanded in the Southern colonies?
Labor intensive cash crops, high demand from international markets, highly efficient.
What theory/policy/economic system did England use to control colonial trade?
Mercantilism, thought that colonies should increase trade to England and decrease trade to other nations.