Colonial Beginnings
What was the primary reason the Jamestown colony was established?
To seek wealth, particularly through gold.
What was the main economic activity in the New England colonies?
Shipbuilding and trade.
What was the main cause of conflicts between Native Americans and settlers?
Competition for land.
Which two European powers fought in the French and Indian War?
France and England
Spain if you are like really really nitpicky could be considered a player but BARELY
What was the main religion in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Puritanism.
Which crop was the Cash Crop of Virginia and helped sustain the Jamestown colony?
Tobacco
What system of trade involved exchanging goods between the Americas, Africa, and Europe?
The Triangular Trade.
What was the name of the 1676 rebellion led by Virginia settlers against the colonial government?
Bacon’s Rebellion.
What was the main reason for the French and Indian War?
Control of the Ohio River Valley.
Who was the religious dissenter who challenged the Puritan clergy in Massachusetts Bay Colony and held meetings discussing her own interpretations of the Bible, eventually leading to her banishment?”
Anne Hutchinson
What was the name of the agreement signed by Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower to establish self-government?
The Mayflower Compact.
What type of labor system became prominent in the Southern colonies, particularly for farming tobacco and cotton?
Slave labor.
Which war in 1675-1676 involved a major conflict between New England settlers and Native American tribes?
King Philip’s War.
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?
France lost its territories in North America, ceding Canada to Britain.
What was the religious revival movement in the 1730s and 1740s called?
For double: name an example sermon from the time
The Great Awakening.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Which European country originally settled in what is now New York?
The Netherlands.
What economic policy aimed to strengthen the economy of the mother country by controlling colonial trade?
Mercantilism.
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union proposed by Benjamin Franklin?
To unite the colonies for defense against the French and Native Americans.
Which British Prime Minister’s strategies helped turn the tide of the French and Indian War?
William Pitt.
What was the name of the first representative assembly in the American colonies, established in Virginia in 1619?
The House of Burgesses.
Who was the Puritan leader who envisioned the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a “city upon a hill”?
John Winthrop.
Which colonial region had the most diverse economy, including agriculture, trade, and industry?
Middle Colonies
Which 1637 conflict in the New England colonies involved an alliance of English settlers and Native American tribes against the Pequot tribe, leading to the near-destruction of the Pequots?
The Pequot War
What proclamation did the British government issue in 1763 to avoid conflicts with Native Americans after the war?
The Proclamation of 1763.
Who was the religious dissenter banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for challenging Puritan authorities and later helped found the colony of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams