Settling In
What is the term for the undeveloped area at the edge of a settled area?
the frontier
What type of labor did planters rely on?
slave labor
Who translated the first Bible to be printed in America?
John Eliot
Who did governors appoint to handle more "day to day" tasks in towns?
justice of the peace
What does it mean when poor people were helped "round the town"?
they would stay with each family for several weeks at a time
What is the term for people coming from many nations to form a new nation?
Melting Pot
Who were the 3 groups involved in the Triangular Trade?
America, Europe, and Africa
What took place in 1675 in the southern colonies sparked by an attack by the Native Americans on a weak group of settlers?
Bacon's Rebellion
Why did a justice of the peace work well in small towns?
they knew everyone locally
What mountains did the settlers follow as they headed west?
Appalachian Mountains
Who helped open up the lands of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee?
Daniel Boone
What view on the land did the Native Americans and the colonists disagree on?
sharing the land
What is Bacon's Rebellion considered the first of?
attempts to overthrow English rule
What were the 2 types of taxes that paid for the government?
property tax and poll tax
What did England make illegal in 1763, that no one seemed to care about?
settling beyond the mountains
What were subsistence farmers?
those who made just enough for their own family to survive
What 3 things did both groups do to each other?
capture, hold for random, kill
What was the only type of colony where the governor wasn't very powerful?
charter colonies
What were freeholders?
white male property owners
What crop was decided to continue because of the money it could bring in, even though it was harmful?
tobacco
What was the first important money crop in the south?
tobacco
Many colonists, sought to do what to the Native Americans instead of fighting them?
convert them to Christianity
What power did the legislature still have?
power of the purse
How were issues settled in town meetings?
majority vote
Name 3 ways to use corn.
stuff mattresses, make toys, feed animals, go with meals, starting fires