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Vocabulary
100
This group of people separated and left England for religious reasons
Who are the separatists?
100
Which colonies were created primarily for religious freedom?
What are the New England Colonies?
100
This colony was a buffer zone between the Spanish and English colonies
What is Georgia?
100
Although Columbus is usually given credit as the first European to discover the Americas, the first Europeans to actually reach the Americas were who?
Who are the Vikings
100
Trading to increase wealth
What is mercantilism
200
This group of people wanted to purify religion
Who are the Puritans?
200
Which colonial region is known primarily for its cash crops?
What are the Southern Colonies
200
This colony had large plantations for growing crops and raising livestock
What is South Carolina
200
What country did Christopher Columbus sail on behalf of?
What is Spain?
200
A contract
What is a charter
300
This group of people were against war and believed in peace
Who are the Quakers
300
Name 3 cash crops
What are 1. indigo 2. cotton 3. tobacco 4. sugar
300
Name 2 Southern Colonies
What are Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
300
What is the “middle passage”
What is the leg of the Triangular Trade where slaves from Africa were shipped to the colonies
300
A person who agrees to work for someone in exchange for their trip to the colonies being paid for
What is an indentured servant
400
This state was founded by William Penn, and gave its residents 1. freedom of religion 2. the right to elect public officials
What is Pennsylvania?
400
Which colonies are primarily known for trade and profits?
What are the Middle Colonies
400
This colony was also a part of what is present day Maine
What is Massachusetts
400
Name 3 reasons for high mortality rates of slaves on the voyage to the Americas
What are Overcrowding Disease Poor conditions Not enough food Ships sinking
400
Colonies that are owned by the King
What are Royal Colonies
500
In 1636 this man didn’t like how strict the Puritans were and left them to form the colony of Rhode Island, which would have religious freedom
Who is Roger Williams?
500
What was the primary reason for colonization in the Americas?
What is trade and profits for England
500
Name 3 Middle colonies
What are New York Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania
500
Why is 1492 a milestone in American history? Name 1 positive and 1 negative
Positives: European society expanded to new lands. Technology spread across the ocean. New resources were tapped into. Negatives: Natives land was overtaken Many natives died from violence and disease European superiority was spread throughout the world
500
Businesses and investors put their money and wealth together to purchase a charter to start a colony
What is a Corporate Colony