chapter 3 Flashcards
Expansion and Establishment
what did all of the colonies eventually come under the rule of?
England
nearly how many people settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony during the first ___ years?
10,000; 10
the wave of immigrants is known as what?
Great Migration
as more families came to America, especially to New England, the population grew faster. this type of growth is known as what?
natural increase
English _____, ______, and style of ________ eventually influenced all the colonies
customs; language; government
the Englishmen in the ______ colonies had been ______ in southern England
southern; aristocrats
the ______ were from the Midlands of England. They settled in _______, ________. and ____________.
Quakers; Pennsylvania; Delaware; New Jersey
Beginning in what year did the Germans come to the colonies?
1700s
many of the Germans were ______. They came to America for religious freedom
Lutherans
The Scot-Irish made up the _____ largest group of immigrants
second
many of the Scot-Irishes were strong ______
Presbyterians
There was a strong _____ presence in New Netherland
Dutch
The _____, or Protestants, were particularly strong in coastal south Carolina
French Huguenots
the first Africans who came to the New World came what?
indentured servants
by 1730 what percent of the population south of Pennsylvania was black
30
by 1760, blacks made up how many percent of South Carolina population?
60
Southern planters discovered their need for ___________
cheap labor
most northerners use slaves as ____ in ______ , not as farm hands
servants; upper-class homes
with people drawn from so many countries, the colonies truly were a cultural _______
melting pot
the undeveloped area at the edge of the settled land
frontier
the main north-south highway came to be known as _____________
Great Wagon Road
what states did the Great Wagon Road connect?
Pennsylvania and North Carolina
the travelers on these trails used _________ to carry their belongings
Conestoga wagons
which explorer opened the lands of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee
Daniel Boone
most farmers were ____________, who could raise enough crops and livestocks just to provide their families
subsistence farmers
the New England colonies region lacks not only ___________ but also _________ and __________
flat farmland; fertile; abundant soil
Many New Englanders looked to the _____ for their livelihood
ocean
colonists caught salted and exported _____, especially ____ to the middle colonies, the West Indies, and Europe
fish; cod
the middle colonies had many ____ ______
navigable rivers
the middle colonies had __________ soil. As a result, they were able to grow cereal grains, such as _____, _____, ______, and ____
rich, thick; oats; barley; wheat
the middle colonies were called what?
bread colonies