Chapter 5 SS Study Guide Flashcards
Expel
to force someone to leave
Shipbuilding
an important industry for the NE colonies
Colonists
had representative governments because they elected their own leaders
Metacomet (King Philip)
leader of the Wampanoag tribe. He tried to unite the Native Americans against the colonists in New England.
King Philip’s War
started over ownership of land
Town meetings
took care of town government
Mass Bay Colony
started by Puritans to live according to their religious groups
Opinion
how you feel about something
Fact
can be proven true
Connecticut River Valley
settled for fertile land to farm
Triangular Trade Route
connected England, the English colonies and Africa
Slaves
African Americans who were stolen from Africa, taken away on ships, and forced to work in the English colonies.
Free market economy
Colonists were FREE to choose the goods they bought
the services they offered
FREE to compete in business
And set their own prices for goods and services
Jobs of Colonial Girls
make food, clothing, soap, candles, brushes, go to school, read the bible
Jobs of Colonial Boys
worked in the fields, hunting, make tools, raise animals, go to school, read the bible