Colonial America Flashcards
Why is Roanoke considered the lost colony?
- No one knows what happened to the colony
2. None of the colonists were there when John White returned and the word Croatoan was carved in a tree
What was the cash crop that helped the Southern colonies succeed?
Tobacco
Why did the Pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving?
- To thank God
2. Because they overcame challenges
What were the Southern colony states?
South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia
What were the middle colony states?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
What were the New England colony states?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
What kind of work did enslaved people do on the plantations?
cooking, cleaning, making furniture and harvesting crops
Why did the English want to build colonies in North America?
- religious freedom
- they heard stories from explorers about rich lands
- explorers brought home valuables of fur and fish
Who paid the natives, the Lenni Lenape, for their land?
William Penn
What was the first settlement in the Massachusetts Bay colony?
Boston
Who came to the new world on The Mayflower seeking religious freedom?
The Pilgrims
Who came to the colonies to practice their religion freely? They believed in hard work and education
Puritans
Who forced the colonists to build houses, plant crops and raise livestock?
John Smith
What is an indentured servant?
a person who came to the colonies as a slave, worked for 5-7 years to pay off the price of their trip to the New World, and then gained freedom
Who was the leader of the Puritans who led them to Massachusetts Bay?
John Withrop
