Colonies

Which were the impacts of European Colonization in North America?

• Increased wealth and power for European nations

• New trading opportunities

• Christian religions spread through North America

• Native Americans kept their land and power

What was life like the first year in Jamestown?

• Successful trade

• Grew a good supply of crops

• War with Native Americans

• Starvation and suffering

How did the relationships between Native Americans and British colonist at Jamestown and Plymouth change over time?

• Peaceful as they both needed to survive

• Cooperation turned to conflict as colonists expanded land

• It did not change since they fought from the very beginning

• Each group enslaved the natives

The Middle Colonies' economy centered around what product?

• Cash crops such as tobacco and rice

• Fish, shipbuilding, and lumber.

• Grains since the middle colonies were referred to as the bread basket

• The Middle Colonies' economy did not center around one thing

What did the New England colonies produce?

• Fish, shipbuilding, and lumber

• Cash crops like indigo and tobacco

• Wheat and other grains

• Animal skins

What's one reason for the economic differences between each colonial region?

• Different religions

• Different cultures

• Different governments

• Different geography

Which colonial region's economy heavily relied on slavery?

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

• The New England Colonies

• None of the colonies relied on slavery

Which colonial region relied on trade with the Native Americans?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• No region relied on trade with Native Americans

What is the main goal of the Mayflower Compact?

• Ensure all males make just laws

• Give women the right to vote

• For colonists to pick representatives to govern

• To organize trade with Native Americans

What type of government was the Virginia House of Burgesses

• Representative Government

• Every male got to vote on laws

• The mother country made the laws and picked representatives

• They made no laws in the colony