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The 13 Colonies It Happened First Making a Living Here Come the Europeans Just a Few More Things 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points All About Government
This group of colonies had long hot summers and mild winters.
What were the Southern Colonies?
This group of colonies had public education for children and was the first to have a college.
What was the New England Colonies?
This group of colonies had king appointed governors to rule them.
What were the Southern Colonies?
This group of colonies had many farms growing grain, it was called the “Breadbasket” of the colonies.
What were the Middle Colonies?
This group of colonies had the most direct democracy with men passing laws in town meetings.
What are the New England Colonies?
It was the first American cash crop.
What was tobacco?
It was the first American document.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
It was the first permanent English colony.
What was Jamestown?
It was the first American college.
What was Harvard?
It was the first lawmaking assembly in America.
What was the House of Burgesses in Virginia?
This king or queen of a country was called this.
What is a monarch?
A meeting where colonists could take part in government.
What is a town meeting?
The two things that the meetinghouse was used for
A place for worship and a place for government meetings.
This was what a colonial representative from Virginia was called
What is a burgess?
Three requirements before someone could vote in the colonies
What was a white, male landowner?
A young boy who spent 5 to 7 years with a master craftsman learning a trade
What is an apprentice?
A person who agreed to work without pay for about 6 years and then they were free.
What is an indentured servant?
The three areas of the world connected by the Triangular Trade Route
What are England, Africa, and the British colonies?
This is what came from the colonies on the Triangular Trade Route.
What are natural resources such as lumber and furs?
This is the country on the Triangular Trade Route that produced manufactured goods.
What is Britain? (or England)
This European country controlled the most land in the New World. It stretched from the Mississippi to the Rockies
What is France?
This European country had many Catholic missions, but it made slaves out of the Natives.
What is Spain?
This European country established the 13 colonies.
What is England?
This European country made their riches on furs instead of gold.
What is France?
This country prospered the most from the Triangular Trade Route.
What was England?
It is the percentage of Southerners owning 20 or more slaves.
What is 10 percent?
It is goods shipped out of a country.
What are exports?
The part of the Triangular Trade route that shipped slaves under the worst conditions.
What is the Middle Passage?
Pennsylvania was founded for the freedom of this religion.
What is the Quaker Religion?
These English settlers came to America seeking freedom of Religion.
Who were the Pilgrims and the Puritans?
Make your wager
Name 4 contributions of indentured servants and slaves to the American culture.
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