Final Review Flashcards
Middle colonies
The central region of America that was made up of the states New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
Quakers
Radical Protestants who deeply believed in equality mainly gathered in the middle colonies
William Penn
Real Estate man who founded Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin
Famous investor who discovered electricity and was one of the founding fathers
Southern Colonies
Southern most region along the Atlantic Ocean which was were American states Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are.
Tobacco
Crop that was farmed in the southern colonies and was a prominent ingredient in cigarettes, drugs, and medicine. Making it very valuable to the world
Slave Labor
African Americans who were brought from Africa to the colonies to work and plantations and other stuff for no pay and were considered property. Slaves helped harvesting crops in the south this helped their economy
Pocahontas
A Powtwan Indian who helped American settlers like John Smith
John Smith
American colonist who wanted gold but was captured by a Native American tribe and then was saved by the Chiefs daughter Pocahontas
South Western Colonies
Pacific Coast colonies controlled by Spanish that stretched all of Central America, the south west Americas and West South America.
Conquistadors
Spanish adventurers who colonized South America and Central America in the name of the Spanish empire.
Catholic Missions
Religious journey and dream of converting people to another religion
French and Indian War
War between the French empire and the British and Indians, that was over territory and was expensive for the British empire so they had to tax the colonies for the expenses
Boycott
When a group of people refuse to buy, visit, or participate in a activity or system
New England Colonies
Mainly a farming community that was of Puritan religion mainly
