Colonial Regions
Which colonial region relied heavily on fishing and shipbuilding?
New England Colonies
Which document established self-government in Plymouth Colony?
Mayflower Compact
Which European country focused on the fur trade and alliances with Native Americans?
France
What labor system used workers who signed contracts for passage to America?
Indentured Servitude
What was one major effect of the Columbian Exchange on Native Americans?
Disease caused massive population decline.
Which colonial region was known as the “Breadbasket Colonies”?
Middle Colonies
What was the first representative assembly in the English colonies?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Which European country established missions in the Americas?
Spain
What was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans called?
Middle Passage
What is the Regents usually asking about when they mention geography in the colonies?
How geography influenced economic development
Which colonial region depended most on plantation agriculture?
Southern Colonies
Which colonial practice was an example of direct democracy?
New England Town Meetings
Which colonial power settled New Netherland?
The Dutch
What trade network connected Africa, the Americas, and Europe?
Triangular Trade
Which colonial region was the most culturally diverse?
Middle Colonies
What geographic feature helped New England develop a trade economy?
Good harbors and access to the Atlantic Ocean
Which English document limited the king’s power?
Magna Carta
Which colonial power developed representative government in the colonies?
England
Why did plantation owners begin relying more on enslaved Africans instead of indentured servants?
Enslaved Africans provided a permanent labor force.
What idea from John Locke later influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Natural rights / consent of the governed
Why did slavery expand mostly in the Southern colonies?
Plantation agriculture and cash crops required a large labor force.
Which Enlightenment thinker believed people had natural rights?
John Locke
Which European group was generally most cooperative with Native Americans because of trade relationships?
The French
How did slavery change over time in the colonies?
It became race-based and hereditary.
What is one democratic idea that developed in the colonies before the American Revolution?
Self-government / representative government / majority rule