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 was the first successful settlement?
Jamestown
What religion was mainly celebrated among the people of Europe?
Christianity
What is a pilgrim?
A person who travels for religious purposes
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 was the name of England’s first attempt at a colony in the New World - however, it failed when all of the colonists disappeared?
Roanoke
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 early colony/state is Jamestown located?
Virginia
What was traded from the Americas to Europe in the Triangle Trade?
Raw Natural Resources
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
What caused the most deaths among Native American people after Europeans started to colonize?
Disease
Which cash crop did the Jamestown settlers find a way to make a profit for their investors by growing and harvesting?
Tobacco
What is a Conquistador?
Spanish Conqueror / Explorer
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 was the name of colony where the Puritans settled after sailing on the Mayflower from England?
Plymouth
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