The Colonies
What are all three regions for the American Colonies?
The New England colonies, The Middle Colonies, & the Southern Colonies
What year did Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
What group was first credited for discovering the American Continents?
The Spanish
What religion was mainly celebrated among the people of Europe?
Christianity
What are the three G's?
God, Gold, Glory
Name one colony considered to be a part of New England?
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
What was Columbus actually searching for?
A faster trade route to India/Asia
What country did Samuel De Champlain sail for?
France
Why did Quakers and Puritans leave Great Britain?
Religious Freedom
The Triangle Trade was between which 3 continents?
Which region of colonies is New York considered a part of?
The Middle Colonies
Which of Cristopher Columbus' ships end up being wrecked on a coast line?
The Santa Maria
What is the name of the explorer who founded some of the earliest settlements in the colony of New York
Henry Hudson
The earliest settlements in New York were created by which group of people?
The Dutch
What does it mean to circumnavigate?
To go around something entirely
What was the name of colony where the Puritans settled after sailing on the Mayflower from England?
Plymouth
During which voyage did Columbus actually discover America?
His third voyage
The earliest settlements in New York were created by which group of people?
The Dutch
Which cash crop did the Jamestown settlers find a way to make a profit for their investors by growing and harvesting?
Tobacco
What is the term for the transport of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean?
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Who were the first people in the American Continents?
Native Americans
What are the names of all three ships Columbus used on his first voyage?
The Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
What explorer is America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
What caused the most deaths among Native American people after Europeans started to colonize?
Disease
Which person in colonial society worked for 5 - 10 years and could buy their freedom at the end of their service?
Indentured Servants