American Colonies

An English explorer, who helped form the colony of Jamestown, Virgina; he was saved by Pocahontas.

• John Wolfe

• John Smith

• John Silva

• John F. Kennedy

A worker in a system of unfree labor; bound by a signed or forced contract.

• Slave

• Indentured Servant

• Maid

• Nanny

Manufacturing, especially shipbuilding, was very important to the people in this region. They had more manufacturing than any of the other regions.

• New England
• Mid-Atlantic
• Southern

In which region would you find plantations?

• New England
• Mid-Atlantic
• Southern

This colonial region was founded mostly for religious freedoms, except New Hampshire where they settled for economic reasons due to fishing and shipping. 

• New England
• Mid-Atlantic
• Southern

How many American colonies were there?

• 12

• 11

• 13

True or False: Enslaved Africans worked in BOTH the North and South.

• True

• False

What is a colony?

• A country with a president

• A group of animals

• A country ruled by a king

• An area ruled from far away

Where did Europeans take slaves from?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

Who originally "purchased" the New Amsterdam area?

• Dutch

• English

• French

• Spanish