Native Am.
Conquered by forces led by Hernando Cortes
What is the Aztecs
the settlers in Jamestown directed most of their energy toward this
What is searching for gold and riches
What was the middle passage
the forced transport of enslaved Africans to the Americas.
New England
French colonists came to America mainly in to pursue this
fur trading
primary reasons for the development of slavery in the American colonies
shortage off labor for large plantations
Depended on Cash Crops - Tobacco, Cotton, Rice and Indigo
Southern
the first Spanish Colony in North America
What is St. Augustine
This item turned Jamestown into a profitable enterprise
What is tobacco
The cargo that was carried on the middle passage of the triangular trade
African slaves
cultural diversity and religious tolerance
Middle
Region of present day US for Native Americans who hunted buffalo as a main source of their diet
What is the Plains
Religious group that settled briefly in Charlesfort?
Huguenot
In the Virginia colony an indentured servant was most likely to be used in this capacity
What is a field laborer
In which region of the American colonies was slavery the most widespread during the 17th and 18th centuries
the Southern Colonies
small scale farming, fishing and shipbuilding
New England
Lived in Longhouses and were part of the "civilized" tribes
What is Northeastern tribes
Lost Colony
Roanoke
How colonies were viewed under a mercantilist system
As sources of raw materials and markets for manufactured goods
When did Great Britain end their involvement in the international slave trade
1807
Fertile soil for farming grains
Middle