Vocab
variety, not found in New England
What is Diversity
Colonial life was based largely on _________.
What is agriculture/farming
How did the Southern colonies make so much money?
What is cash crop farming using slaves
Which 3 world powers competed for power on the North American continent?
Who are Spain, England (Great Britain), and France
Who is Mr.Myers' favorite history Youtuber?
Who is Mr.Beat
Strict legal rules enacted by colonial assemblies to control the behavior and punish enslaved Africans.
What are Slave Codes
Which colonies had the warmest climate?
What are the Southern colonies
Which colony had the most slaves?
What is Virginia
Who created the first political cartoon that warned the colonies they needed to come together to resist against France?
Who is Ben Franklin
What was the purpose of school in the 13th colonies?
What is Bible literacy
that a country builds wealth and power by building its supplies of gold and silver.
What is Mercantilism
Why did the New England colonies not grow as many crops?
What is: they had worse soil and the climate was not as suitable for growing large portions of crops
What is the name of the middle of the Triangle Trade Route?
What is the Middle Passage
What is the name of the war that started because France gave captured colonists back to the colonies?
What is the French and Indian War
Enlightenment Philosophy: Spread the belief that knowledge, reason, and _____ could improve human society.
What is Science?
democratic ideas, practices, and values that form a truly free society.
What is Civic Virtue
In Southern plantation regions, large estates were situated along the coastal region known as the ______________________.
Why did colonists move away from indentured servants and toward slaves?
What is:
Servants time ran out, slaves were cheaper, made them more money
Which proclamation banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachians?
What is the Proclamation of 1763
Roles of men,women, and children in the 13th colony?
What are:
Men's Roles: Formal household heads who managed farms/businesses, built houses/fences, and represented the family in civic life.
Women's Roles: Ran households, raised children, made clothes/candles, and worked fields. Unmarried women or widows could own property/run businesses but could not vote.
Children as young as 4 or 5 had daily household chores, playing hopscotch or leapfrog with simple handmade toys, as well as apprentices.
the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas
What is Imperialism
Why were African slaves brought to South Carolina?
What is: because of their knowledge of how to grow rice
What are other ways colonists made money in the colonies excluding slavery? Name at least 4:
What are:
Shipbuilding, farming, cod fishing, whaling, iron working, trading, timber and naval stores, etc
Native Resistance: Ottawa Chief _____ viewed British settlers as a threat to his people's land and survival.
Who is Pontiac
Who is the man responsible for the idea of the American melting pot?
Who is French writer J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur