Which English settlement in North America is now known as the “lost colony”? The colonists mysteriously disappeared. Roanoke
Which group wanted to purify (clean up) the Church of England Which group wanted to purify (clean up) the Church of England? They came to America to escape persecution (harassment) in England. Puritans
What was the first representative government in the American colonies? The House of Burgesses
Which colony was first settled by people from the Netherlands Which colony was first settled by people from the Netherlands? It was called New Netherlands New York
Which group came for freedom of religion Which group came for freedom of religion? They settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pilgrims
Which laws restricted (controlled) the trade of the colonists Which laws restricted (controlled) the trade of the colonists? What was an example of one of those rules? The Navigation Acts Example: colonists could ONLY use English ships to carry their goods
Goods brought into a country Imports
Goods sent out of a country Exports
The belief the mother country should make money from their colonies Mercantilism
The belief the mother country should make money from their colonies Mercantilism
What was the name of the slave trip to the “New World”? The Middle Passage
What were the three main products shipped on the Triangular Trade? Sugar/Rum, guns, and slaves were the main products
What was the name of the slave trip to the “New World”? The Middle Passage
What was the first successful English colony? Jamestown
What were two problems that colonists faced at Jamestown? 1. Deaths due to unhealthy water and malaria 2. Were attacked by Native Americans 3. Starvation
For the next 8 slides, I am going to give you clues For the next 8 slides, I am going to give you clues. They answer will be 1. New England colonies 2. Middle colonies or 3. Southern colonies
Rocky Soil & Subsistence Farming New England
The “Breadbasket Colonies” Middle
Rice, Indigo & Cotton Southern
Fishing & Shipbuilding New England
Religious Intolerance New England
Trade & Commerce Middle
Plantations and Slavery Southern
Religious & Ethnic Diversity Middle
Bonus question: What were the 3 main reasons Spain settled the New World? (Explain the 3 g’s