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What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
This is the agreement made between the pilgrims aboard the their ship on their voyage to found the Plymouth Colony.
Mayflower Compact.
What ocean did the European slave trade cross?
The Atlantic Ocean
The three regions of the 13 colonies are the Southern Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the __________ colonies
New England
This empire founded and and controlled the 13 Colonies.
The British / The British Empire
The original settlers of Jamestown were looking for ________.
Gold / Wealth
distance.
What year did the first slave arrive in the Jamestown colony?
1619
What kind of climate did the Southern Colonies have?
Warm / Temperate climate
The French colonized in North America to engage in the _____ trade.
Fur
REMEMBER: FRENCH = FUR
Who founded the Plymouth Colony?
Pilgrims / Puritans
The Virginia House of Burgesses is the first example of a ______________ government in the 13 Colonies.
Representative Government
What was the slave's journey across the Atlantic Ocean called?
The Middle Passage
This region of the 13 colonies is known as the "Breadbasket Colonies," grew a lot of grain crops, and includes New York and Pennsylvania
Middle Colonies
This was the first major French settlement and trading post in North America, which was located in modern-day Canada.
Quebec
The original settlers founded the Plymouth Colony in search of __________ freedom.
Religious
This is the Representative Government in England that the colonists were used to.
Parliament
What would European merchants trade to African Warlords in exchange for slaves?
Finished Goods (guns, rum, beer, clothes, etc.)
What was one of the major industries in the New England Colonies?
Shipbuilding, Lumber, Fishing, Trade.
Name two out of the four parts of the Spanish Settlement system.
Missions, Persidios, Settlements / Towns, Ranches.
What year was the Plymouth Colony founded?
1620
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is the first example of a ____________ in the 13 Colonies.
Constitution
What were one the jobs held by slaves in the New England Colonies?
Construction, bricklayers, servents.
Which of the 13 Colonies contained Jamestown, as well as large tobacco plantations?
Virginia