General Colonies
The first permanent English settlement in North America.
Jamestown
New York and Pennsylvania were both
What is middle colonies
crops grown to be sold for profit in large quantities
what is cash crops
English Protestants who sought to "purify" the Church of England and established colonies like the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
puritans
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, representing the middle leg of the triangular trade.
middle passage
Georgia was founded as ______ colony and served as a buffer between the British colonies and the Spanish colonies.
penal colony
Massachusetts
northern colony
Because of climate these colonies relied upon shipbuilding, fishing, and trade industries
what is the northern colonies
A group of English Separatists who fled to America for religious freedom, founding Plymouth Colony.
pilgrims
founded tobacco plantations and married Pocahontas, daughter of the Powhatan chief.
John Rolfe
The northern colony founded by catholics
What is Maryland?
conneticut
northern colony
Funds or assets used to increase production or create wealth.
what is capital
The 16th-century religious movement that challenged the Catholic Church and led to the creation of Protestant denominations.
protestant reformation
This Native American helped settlers in Massachusetts learn what to grow and how to farm, saving them from starvation.
Squanto
these colonies had the most slaves
maryland
southern
A general rise in prices caused by an imbalance between the amount of money and the availability of goods.
Inflation
An agreement signed by the Pilgrims establishing a temporary, self-governing body for the Plymouth Colony.
Mayflower Compact
the rebellion in which Jamestown settlers began a conflict with the Powhatan tribe, against the wishes of the English king
Bacon's Rebellion
Large religious group in New Jersey that vehemently opposed slavery
Quakers
Georgia and Virginia
Southern colonies
Crops that are always needed and form the basis of a diet and economy.
Staple
A religious group settled first in New Jersey, also known as the Society of Friends.
Quakers
One of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a prominent Puritan leader