Terms & Definitions
"runner of the woods"
COURUERS DE BOIS
an important cash crop in the Middle Colonies
Wheat, Rye, Barley
___________________ were laws passed that required certain valuable products, like sugar, tobacco, and cotton, to be shipped to England or its colonies
NAVIGATION ACTS
The middle colonies are most known for...
Their diverse populations
Their mixed economy of agriculture and trade
What is the hottest pepper in the world?
CAROLINA REAPER
INDIGO
Promoted religious tolerance and equality
QUAKERS
Education in the colonies was focused on what THREE main subjects:
Reading, Religion, Writing
Why did the Pilgrims leave England for America?
They left to escape religious persecution and seek religious freedom.
11-13
Run by a woman in her home, and young girls attended to be educated
DAME SCHOOL
culture developed by enslaved Africans
GULLAH
What is the correct order of Social Structure in the Southern Colonies?
Gentry
Farmers/Tradesmen
Slaves/Servants
_______________ served as places for trade, agriculture, social gatherings, and helped settlers work together and support each other.
PUEBLOS
Which Dr. Seuss book contains the quote, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not"?
THE LORAX
The “Lost Colony” that vanished without a trace
ROANOKE
People of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry; they played an important role in society and helped shape the culture
MESTIZOS
Which cash crop made Virginia one of the wealthiest colonies?
TOBACCO
List one main goal of the Spanish Colonization?
Finding gold and riches
Acquiring new land for Spain
Spreading the religion of Christianity to the indigenous people
What is the perfect score in bowling?
300
small, often poorly built huts where enslaved people lived while working on plantations.
QUARTERS
a legal document granting rights to establish a colony
CHARTER
New York was eventually made into a royal colony, defined as _________________________
A colony directly under the rule of the king.
Philadelphia
NYC
Which restaurant chain is famous for the bloomin' onion?
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE