Age of Exploration
Many Native Americans died because of
Diseases brought by Europeans
How were the Middle colonies different than the Southern and New England colonies?
Middle colonies were more religiously and ethnically diverse
Farming just enough to feed your family, not leaving any left over to sell/trade.
Subsistence Farming
What was the name of the document that limited the power of the King in England?
Magna Carta
True or False: Most colonist placed a high value on education
True
Who destroyed the powerful Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
What colony was once a part of Pennsylvania before William Penn granted them independence?
Delaware
African Slavery was introduced to the Southern colonies because
Plantations in the south required a large labor force
What leader helped Jamestown survive?
John Smith
The government of the colonies was based of the government of which country?
Great Britain/England
What colony survived by learning how to cultivate tobacco?
Jamestown
The legislative assembly established in the 1640's in Virginia, known as the first legislative assembly in America
House of Burgesses
Who were the only people that could vote in the colonies?
White male property owners
What was gained from the Great Awakening?
an increased interest in religion
During the Middle Passage, many African slaves......
became ill and died due to brutal conditions
What 3 countries were hoping to discover a northwest passage to Asia?
England, France, and the Netherlands
What movement eventually caused religious tension between different Christian denominations
Protestant Reformation
What caused tension between the French and the English in North America?
The British began claiming rights to the Ohio River Valley
What document marked the end of French power in North America?
Treaty of Paris
What was the Enlightenment?
A movement which challenged the old ways of thinking.
Which plan aimed to unify the colonies during the French and Indian war?
Benjamin Franklins Albany Plan of the Union
A colony in which an owner or group of owners names the colony's governor is called a_________
charter colony
The Proclamation of 1763 called for________
A stop to colonist moving westward into North America
How did the Native Americans help the French during the French and Indian War?
by raiding English settlements
What laws aimed to control the flow of goods between England's and the colonies?
Navigation Acts