New England
If Jamestown was founded as a commercial venture, why was New England founded?
Religious Freedom
What group of people grew the Massachusetts Bay colony to over 20,000 people?
Puritians
When was the Pequot War?
1636-1638
What year and what group founded New Netherlands?
The Dutch, 1624
What two Native American groups did the French have an alliance with?
Huron & Algonquin
What group of people was drawn to New England for its religious freedom?
Puritans
What 2 factors encouraged the Great Migration?
religious freedom and an opportunity to prosper
When was King Phillip's War?
1675-1676
What two groups were involved in the fur trade?
The Dutch and the Native Americans
What Native American group did the French help their allies fight?
Iroquios
What year did the pilgrims arrive to Plymouth?
1620
What two factors caused the Pequot War?
1. Expansion of English Settlements
2. The Pequot killed English traders
Who were allies in King Phillip's War?
1. Narragansett, Wampanoag, other tribes
2. Massachusetts Bay colonists, other colonists, and the Mohawk tribe
What did the Dutch get out of the fur trade?
FUR, beaver pelts
Who was the French & Indian War between?
The English vs. the French & Native Americans
What was the name of the ship that the pilgrims came over on?
The Mayflower
1. The Pequot and other tribes
2. Massachusetts bay colonist, other colonists, and other Native American tribes
What were two factors that caused King Phillip's War?
1. The expansion of English settlements
2. Wampanoags killed another Native American accused of spying
What to impacts did the fur trade have on the Native Americans?
1.) Got valuable goods from the English
2.) Made the beaver population scarce, led to displacement
What are two results of the French & Indian War?
- French lost
- English claimed land East of the Mississippi River, Proclamation of 1763
What are two things that the pilgrims did differently than Jamestown?
Grew their own food and made allies instead of enemies with the Native Americans in the area.
What were the results of the Pequot war?
1. English won
2. Pequots were enslaved
What were two results of King Phillip's War?
1. English won
2. Many Native Americans were sold into slavery to Spain and the Carribean
Why is New Netherlands called New York today?
The English made the Dutch surrender the land
What was the seven-year war being fought over and who was it against?
Claim over the Eastern coastline, English against the world