Colonial Era Flashcards
When was Jamestown founded? Where is it?
1607, in modern day Virginia on the James River.
What were they looking for? In Jamestown?
Gold
What crop saved them? Jamestown?
Tobacco
When was it founded? Where is New England/ Plymouth?
1620, modern day Massachusetts
Why did they come to the new world? New England/ Plymouth?
Religious freedom in England
What is different about their religion/education compared to other colonies? New England/ Plymouth.
They had mandatory education because they wanted everyone be able to read the Bible.
Mayflower Compact: what was it and why is it important?
Agreement signed on the Mayflower that set up the new government in the New World; first example of self-government there
Three regions of colonies: what colonies are in each and describe the economy.
Southern colonies and Economy: Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia; agricultural economy (tobacco, indigo, rice, etc)
New England colonies and Economy: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut; economy based on shipping, timber, trade, etc
Mid-Atlantic Colonies and Economy: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland; economy based on grains/wheat, trade
Define Puritans
people who settles Massachusetts Bay colony for religious reasons
Define King Philips war?
war between Puritans and Metacom’s Wampanoag tribe; Puritans won and established their dominance in the region
Roger Williams: what colony did he found?
Rhode Island
Define Mercantilism
the ideas that colonies exist to financially support the Mother Country by providing raw materials and a market for finished product
Define Middle Passage
the journey Africans made to the New World when being sold into slavery
What is salutary neglect?
The idea that England allowed the colonies to have self-government as long as the colonies were obeying trade laws and making England money
Define philosopher Montesquieu
the power of government should be divided into three branches: legislative, executive and judicial
