Exploration
Early Settlements
Native Tribes
13 Colonies
13 Colonies Again
100
The 3 Gs?
Gold, Gold, Glory
100
In which colony was Jamestown located?
Virginia
100
T/F: Northeastern tribes fished salmon, hunted sea mammals, and traded with other tribes
True
100
Most of the settlers in the New England colonies were seeking...
religious freedom from the Church of England
100
Which region had the most diverse settlers?
Middle Colonies
200
Why were technologies like the compass and astrolabe important during the age of exploration?
Explorers could travel further distances/longer voyages.
200
What was the House of Burgesses?
Assembly of representatives in Jamestown who met to discuss/pass laws.
200
What is a characteristic of the Great Plain tribes?
Answers may vary: follow their food, nomadic lifestyle, built tipis, etc.
200
Which region's economy was primarily based on shipbuilding, whaling, and fishing?
New England Colonies
200
Most of the settlers in the Southern colonies were seeking...
new economic opportunity
300
Name 3 things that were exchanged in the Columbian Exchange
300
Why did the Pilgrims leave England to settle in Plymouth?
To escape religious freedom; to practice their religion freely.
300
What were the "three sisters" crops?
Corns, beans, and squash.
300
Which region grew cash crops?
The Southern Colonies
300
The South's economy was based on...
plantation farming; agriculture
400
Christopher Columbus was a _______ sailor who sailed under the _______ crown.
Italian; Spanish
400
What was the Mayflower Compact?
First self-governing document in the colonies; first "constitution"
400
What was a commonality between all the tribes we studied?
Answers vary: complex societies, shared land, spirits in nature, etc.
400
Which region grew the the "breadbasket" crops?
Middle Colonies
400
Name 3 main cash crops:
Potential answers: tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton
500
Which 2 diseases wiped out a majority of the native population in the new world?
Smallpox and Influenza
500
What was a reason why the Natives decide to help the settlers at Plymouth?
To form a political alliance to go against enemy tribes.
500
How did European contact impact Native groups?
Answers vary: population decline due to disease, stolen land, forced Christianity
500
What is another name for the triangular trade?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
500
Why were the middle colonies known as diverse?
Answers may vary: some were religious and some were not, settlers from different parts of Europe, settlers had diverse jobs etc.