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Jamestown
Plymouth
The First 13 Colonies
French & Indian War
Vocabulary
100

What year was Jamestown Founded?

1607


100

What year was Plymouth Founded?

1620


100

Which Colonies made up the New England Colonies? What drove their economy?

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Conneticut, and Maine (Technically still part of MA).

Fishing, Shipbuilding, and Trade



100

What land was the French and Indian War Fought over?

The Ohio River Valley


100

What is a Colony?

  • A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

200

Why would all of the major European countries want colonies?

  • To expand control and power

  • To make money 

  • To find new natural resources

200

What was the main reason the Pilgrims wanted to settle a new colony?

For religious freedom

200

Which Colonies made up the Middle Colonies? What drove their economy?

New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania. 

Business and Trade

200

Who actually fought against who in the French & Indian War?

The British and American Colonists vs. the French and the Native Americans


200

What is a charter?

A charter was official permission from the monarchy to start a colony in the New World under their name.

300
What saved Jamestown from extinction?

Many failed attempts prior to this and Jamestown almost failed as well, but Tobacco saved it 

Tobacco = the first cash crop of the new world

300

What are the Pilgrims famous in history for?

  • Pilgrims are famous in history for sitting down to the first Thanksgiving with the Native Americans who helped them survive their initial time in Massachusetts 

300

Which Colonies made up the Southern Colonies? What drove their economy?

Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland

Cash Crop Production


300

Who won the French & Indian War?

  • The British ended up winning the war against the French and the Native Americans and it was officially ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. 

300

What is Mercantilism?

A system in which colonies could only trade with their mother country.


400
What religion did the Pilgrims want?
The Pilgrims strongly believed that the Church of England, and the Catholic Church, had strayed beyond Christ's teachings, and established religious rituals, and church hierarchies, that went against the teachings of the Bible.
400

What was one way the original colonies were all similar?

 The American colonies had commonalities such as colonial government, mercantilism, and British influence


400

What were the consequences of the French and Indian War?

The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.

400

What is a Joint Stock Company?

A group of men that invested their resources into a New World Settlement.

500
What were the problems with the Plymouth Colony?
Many of the colonists fell ill. They were probably suffering from scurvy and pneumonia caused by a lack of shelter in the cold, wet weather. Although the Pilgrims were not starving, their sea-diet was very high in salt, which weakened their bodies on the long journey and during that first winter.
500

What is one way the original colonies were different?

the New England colonies were known for their focus on trade, fishing, and shipbuilding, while the Southern colonies relied heavily on agriculture, particularly tobacco and later cotton. The Middle colonies had a more diverse economy and were known for their religious diversity and tolerance.

500

What is the difference between an Enslaved Person and an Indentured Servant?

Despite some similarities to enslavement, indentured servants ultimately attained their freedom once they completed their contract, while enslaved people were permanently denied their freedom unless they could obtain the means to purchase themselves or successfully escape.