Term | Definition |
Jamestown | The location of the first permanent English settlement in North America. |
Gold | Jamestown settlers wanted to find this precious metal. |
tobacco | A cash crop planted by the Jamestown settlers. |
St. Augustine and Santa Fe | Spanish settlements established as missions. |
Mississippi River | The French settled along this river. |
French | Fur trade with the natives was common among this group of settlers. |
French | This group of settlers sold fur pelts to England for profit. |
imported | England, France, and Spain all had similar economic activities with their colonies because they all ____________ natural resources from the New World |
Spain and France | These two countries had a monarch that allowed very little self-government in their colonies. |
English Colonies | Women were responsible for chores. Children received very little education (enough to read and write) and young boys learned a trade. |
Middle Passage | The journey from Africa to the colonies in slaves' were subjected to cruel conditions aboard ships. |
Southern Colonies | Slavery was very prevalent in this region. |
Indentured Servants | people who agreed to work for a set period of time in exchange for having their passage to the New World paid. |
French Indian War | Natives fought on the side of the French in hopes of stopping the English from expanding their settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. |
Slave Resistance | working slowly, pretending to be sick, and breaking tools |
New England Colonies | very strict religious rules |
Southern Colonies | had large plantations that grew one crop |
Middle Colonies | grew lots of wheat |
New England Colonies | rocky soil and cold climate |
Middle Colonies | moderate climate and a lot iron |
Southern Colonies | warm climate and grew cash crops |
Plantations | tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo were grown here |
Merchantilism | focused on importing |
Triangular Trade | the name given to the colonial trade route due to the shape the route formed. |