What is Subsistence Farming?

Growing enough food to only feed one's family.

Small Farms!

What is a militia?

A group of soldiers made up of citizens.

(untrained)

What is an indentured servant?

Someone who trades their labor for 3-7 years to be sent to the New World.

TRIP for LABOR

What was the triangular trade and what was the most common good traded?

A trade between 3 countries or continents, where different goods would be traded to make money.

Slaves

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What are guerilla tactics? Who would be most likely to use them during the French and Indian War?

Hit-and-run attacks or sneaky warfare, usually used by smaller forces against bigger groups of enemies.

The French and Native Amricans

Grain/wheat represented 75% of this region's economy?

The Middle Colonies

Which colonial region had the most slaves?

The Southern Colonies

What is a plantation? Which region grew the most of them?

A plantation is a large farm where cheap labor would work to grow the crops. 

The Southern Colonies.

Name at least two New England resources.

Timber, Fish, Whales.

The rocky soil means that the New England colonists have to rely on the ocean and timber to survive.

What was the nickname of the Middle Colonies?

The "Breakbasket" Colonies

What are the four colonies in New England?

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

What are the four colonies in the Middle Colonies?

Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey

What are the 5 colonies in the Southern Colonies? 

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

Which Mountains separated the Backcountry from the 13 Colonies?

The Appalachian Mountains.

France gave up all the land east of which river after the French and Indian War?

The Mississippi River.

Which 3 groups were involved in the French and Indian War?

The British, The French, and the Native Americans.

Who won the French and Indian War?

The British.

Why did the French and Indian War happen? 

English settlers moved into the backcountry taking resources/land from the French and Native Americans. 

Then the French started building military forts in the Backcountry.

What was the proclamation of 1763 and who issued it?

It was a law passed by King George III in England. It stated that English colonists could not pass the Appalachian Mountains and settle in the Backcountry.

What were the effects of the Treaty of Paris?

Ended the French and Indian War.

New France gave up all the land East of the Mississippi to the British. 

Relationships between the British and Native Americans got worse.

Who did John Rolfe marry?

Pocohantos 

What is a primary source? What is a secondary source?

A primary source is something from the time period or a lived experience- A diary from the time, artifacts from the time, etc,

A secondary source - Something that comes after an event such as a summary or a textbook.

What are cash crops?

Crops grown for their profit/trade, rather than purely for eating. 

What is an inference?

Figuring out something that wasn't obvious or explained by using facts or details that you do know.

Who was a leader of the Puritans?

John Winthrope