Geography
What sis a harbor?
A sheltered area of water where ships can dock safely.
What is a cash crop?
A crop grown mainly to be sold for profit.
What does hereditary mean?
Passed from parents to children.
Who lived in North America before European colonization?
Indigenous peoples
What religious group established Plymouth Colony?
The Pilgrims
Which colonial region had rocky soil and cold winters?
New England Colonies
Which cash crop became especially important in Virginia and Maryland?
Tobacco
What is enslaved labor?
Labor forced from people who are held in slavery and denied their freedom.
Name ONE natural resource Indigenous communities could lose because of English settlement.
Land, forests, farmland, hunting grounds, or other natural resources.
What was the purpose of Maryland's Toleration Act of 1649?
To reduce religious conflict and provide limited protections for Christians with differing beliefs.
Name TWO economic activities common in New England.
Fishing, shipbuilding, shipping, or trade.
Which colonial region was known for growing wheat and other grains?
Middle Colonies
How did the growing demand for tobacco contribute to the expansion of slavery?
Plantation owners expanded production and increasingly relied on enslaved African labor.
Who was Miantonomo?
A Narragansett leader who warned about English expansion and encouraged Indigenous unity.
How can an image of colonists gathered around a religious leader help historians understand colonial life?
It can show that religion played an important role in colonial communities.
Why did Boston's location help the settlement grow?
Its deep, sheltered harbor made shipping, transportation, and trade easier.
Why did plantation owners need more workers as the demand for tobacco increased?
They expanded production and needed more workers to plant, maintain, and harvest tobacco.
How did colonial laws make slavery more permanent?
They established lifelong and hereditary enslavement.
Why did some Indigenous communities resist English settlement?
Settlers took Indigenous land, damaged natural resources, and threatened Indigenous ways of life.
Did Maryland's Toleration Act guarantee religious freedom to everyone? Explain.
No. Its protections were limited and did not apply equally to people of all religions.
Which colonial region was known for its rocky soil, cold winters, and shipbuilding industry?
New England
What crop helped Virginia become a profitable English colony?
Tobacco
What term describes a system in which enslaved status is passed from a mother to her children?
Hereditary Slavery
What Narragansett leader encouraged Indigenous co
Miantonomo.
What 1649 Maryland law provided limited religious protections for Christians?
Maryland Toleration Act