New England Colonies
How many states are included in the New England colonies?
5
What were the middle colonies?
New York, Vermont (new york at the time), Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
What was the most important geological feature for the southern colonies and why?
The rivers to transport food and resources
How did the first slaves arrive in North America?
Atlantic Slave Trade
Who were the primary opponents fighting each other in the French and Indian War?
French and British
What was New England's main way of getting income?
Ship building and fishing
Where were the most cities located?
New England and Middle Colonies
What was the most common way for southerners to bring in an income?
Farming and agriculture
What kind of conditions did slaves encounter on their way to North America?
Dirty, cramped, little food, abusive
Where was the French and Indian War primarily fought?
North America
Who was kicked out of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
Anne Hutchinson for belief that salvation was based on faith, not good deeds
What was the primary income earner for the middle colonies?
Furs and fish and agriculture
What crops were primarily grown in the southern colonies?
Corn, tobacco, and rice
Where did the new slaves come from and why were they there?
African ports, they were war criminals, victim's of kidnapping, and used to pay debts
Which territories did France lose to Britain as a result of the war?
Louisiana, Ohio River Valley, & Canada
What were the Navigation Acts?
A series of acts passed between 1650 and 1673
How many states are in the middle colonies?
5
What were the primary states that grew tobacco?
Virginia and North Carolina
What happened to the slaves after they reached North America?
Sold off to other people to live out their lives in slavery
Name one major Native American chief who allied with the French during the war.
Pontiac
When was the French and Indian war?
1754 - 1763
What was the primary reason the areas with the most rivers was fought over?
Control trade
Which states mainly grew rice?
Georgia, south carolina, and florida
What year was slavery aboloshed? (Keep in mind that Lincoln was killed in April 1865)
December 1865
What treaty ended the French and Indian War and Why was it named that?
Treaty of Paris - The Treaty was signed in Paris