Colonies
3 G's
Gold
God
Glory
What is the cause of most Native American deaths?
Disease
What is absolute location
Exact coordinates or address of a site on Earth
A settlement in a new area
Colony
Which set of colonies is known for having large plantations that grow cash crops?
Southern Colonies
Name each region of the 13 colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Giving animals human characteristics is called
Personification
The study of earth's physical and cultural characteristics
Geography
People's identity and way of life including their language, food, celebration, and clothing
Culture
What was the season without John Smith in Jamestown called?
The Starving Time
First successful English colony
Jamestown
What do all Native American tribes have in common?
Storytelling
Give an example of human-environment interaction
Skiing, construction, air pollution from an industrial plant, hurricanes, banana farm environment scientists collecting data
Official piece of paper signed by the King that allowed people to move to the colonies
Charter
When people are treated as property
Slavery
What was a hardship of the Jamestown colony?
- People were lazy and didn't know how to farm
- Disease carrying mosquitoes
- Surrounded by a powerful group of natives
How you view a person, place, or event in history
Perspective
Give an example of relative location
Definition: where a site can be found in relation to another site
Define cash crop and give an example
Crops sold for profit. Includes tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton, and sugar
Quakers- Pennsylvania
Puritans- Massachusetts
What were the 2 main reasons people made the journey to America
Religious Freedom
Economic Wealth
Give an example of an item from the Columbian Exchange and its impact
Name all 13 colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Define mercantilism
An economic policy where countries try to make money by creating colonies
What are similarities and differences between colonial life and present day
Similarities- wearing clothing for warmth/status, people work to make a living, children were expected to learn basic reading and writing skills
Differences- clothing back then was hand made while today it is mass produced, most colonists farmed or did craft trades while today there are many different job fields, schools were one room with one teacher today there are different subjects and teachers