Vocabulary
a craft or a job that requires skill
trade
Roanoke - also known as the _______ colony.
lost
mosquitoes in Maryland colony were a disadvantage because the mosquitoes spread ___________.
disease
the voyage from West Africa to the Americas was called the ______________.
Middle Passage
the name of the town in Virginia that was known as a center of education and culture
Williamsburg
settlement
this delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke colony
war between England and Spain
this colony was founded to protect the Puritans
Massachusetts Bay
the name of the places where enslaved African people were sold when they first arrived in the American colonies
scrambles or auctions
the name of schools where some girls could learn to read
Dame Schools
craftsman
the earliest English settlement
Roanoke
these colonists settled in Pennsylvania because they were mistreated in England for practicing a different religion
Quakers
name one job that an enslaved person might have
field work (farming), cooking, carpentry
a place in colonial Williamsburg to discuss business and politics
Raleigh Tavern
the name given to people in colonial times from England, Scotland, and Wales
British
a plan of government drawn up by the Pilgrims
Mayflower Compact
Georgia colony was founded to keep these people out of jail
debtors
most enslaved people were forced to work on plantations that grew these two cash crops
tobacco and sugar
this government leader in Virginia was chosen by the king
governor
a large farm which specializes in producing cash crops such as sugar and tobacco
plantation
Virginia was more democratic than England because _______ _____________ made its laws. (2 word answer)
elected representatives
Rhode Island was founded to provide ___________ -_____________. (2 word answer)
religious freedom
name one way enslaved people tried to resist enslavement
breaking tools, pretending not to speak English, claiming to be sick or hurt
Virginia's official religion
Anglican