The 13 Colonies Review Flashcards
What is the development of the Middle colonies?
It had rich soil, a warm climate, cash crops, and a long growing season.
What is Jamestown?
It is the first successful English colony. Starving time happened with tobacco being the cash crop. The first slaves were in 1619.
What is FOC?
Democracy is expanding and you longer have to be a member of the church in order to vote
What is the House of Burgesses?
It is the first representative government in the colonies (Virginia). Colonists get used to making their own decisions.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
It established the idea of majority rules and self government. It does not mean equality.
What colony did Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson found?
Rhode Island
What colony did John Oglethorpe found?
Georgia
What colony did William Penn found?
Pennsylvania