Lesson 3- Colonies Flashcards
Sir Walter Raleigh was given land by…
Queen Elizabeth 1
Englands first colony was built off
The coast of North Carolina on Roanoke Island
How was Jamestown founded
After the failure of the Roanoke Island English investors called the Virginia company
Protection of Jamestown
Surrounded by water on 3 sides
Reason Jamestown struggled…
Wasted time searching for gold instead of planting crops
Southern colonies
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia
South Carolina
Was the wealthiest colonies and the most diverse
Georgia
Was the barrier between English and Spanish
Head right system
Promoted the established of large tobacco plantation
The year the first African slaves were brought to Virginia
1619
The country’s first legislative assembly was created by
Jamestown
Provides food for the growing slave population
Middle Colonies
Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
Middle Colonies had
the greatest diversity of people, religion, and economics
Maryland
Famous city is Baltimore
Catholics didn’t have freedom of religion