Exploration
Which country is credited as the first to explore the oceans in the 15th century?
Portugal
The winter of 1609-1610 at Jamestown was known as the ...?
Starving Time
The Pilgrims were helped by this Patuxet Indian when they first arrived in 1620.
Squanto
The Thirteen Colonies supplied these within Britain's mercantilist system.
Raw resources
Virginia was named for which English monarch?
Elizabeth I
What were Spain's major contributions to exploration?
Columbus discovers America, Magellan circumnavigates the earth, Balboa sees Pacific after crossing Central America by land, etc.
This cash crop led to Virginia becoming a successful colony.
Tobacco
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after he was banished for this religious idea.
Religious toleration
These laws governed how colonies could trade within Britain's mercantilist system.
Navigation Acts
African Americans in colonies were governed and restricted by these laws and rules.
Slave Codes
What were the French and British looking for when they explored North America?
Northwest Passage
The Carolinas relied on rice and this cloth dye as cash crops.
Indigo
Plymouth colony would be absorbed by the larger, more successful colony founded by Purtians and governed out of Boston.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Pennsylvania was seen as a good destination for settlers because it had a lot of this, mainly due to it being settled later than other colonies.
Land available for farming
Maryland was originally founded by the Calvert family as a haven for this Christian group.
Catholics
What treaty divided land claims between Portugal and Spain?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Indentured servitude began to decline as people realized it wasn't a great deal, and for this positive reason.
Life improved in Britain, so less people were imprisoned and available to be servants
Adult men aboard the Pilgrims' ship signed this agreement on how to govern the new Plymouth Colony before landing.
Mayflower Compact
African slaves were brought to the Americas aboard ships via this journey
Middle Passage
William Penn was this Christian faith that emphasized peace and non-violence.
Religious Society of Friends, or "Quakers"
African slaves were first brought to Jamestown in this year.
1619
The Pilgrims and Puritans were more radical believers of this Christian church.
Church of England or Anglican Church
Colonists upset with British control over trade would engage in this illegal activity to make more money.
Smuggling
New York City was originally known by this Dutch name.
New Amsterdam