Social Studies Disciplines
The supporting question "How did the colonies trade goods with England and other regions?" belongs to which discipline?
Economics
What document bound the Pilgrims into an organized group and pledged them to follow laws for the general good?
The Mayflower Compact.
True or False: Religious groups played an influential role in each of the British colonies, often using colony governments to enforce their beliefs.
True
What work did colonial women do in early Southern colonies to help the settlement survive?
Farming and building settlements
Mountains
The supporting question "How did climate and natural resources affect where colonists built their settlements?" belongs to what discipline?
Geography
When the Mayflower Compact signers agreed to "abide by any laws and regulations for the general good of the colony," they were practicing what democratic principle?
Consent of the governed
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
Due to proximity to the ocean, what became a major business in the New England colonies?
fishing and whaling
What did Native Americans seek from English settlers when trading?
Weapons from England
The supporting question "What caused conflicts between European settlers and Native Americans?" belongs to which discipline?
History
The Mayflower Compact stated laws would be made "for the general good of the colony," showing what democratic goal of helping everyone?
Promoting general welfare
What religious group followed strict religious rules in the New England colonies?
Puritans
As the tobacco industry grew in the southern colonies, the need for this group of people also grew to protect profits.
Enslaved people
Why did settlers and Native Americans barter with each other at Jamestown?
Settlers had high demand of resources and Native Americans had high supply of resources.
The supporting question "How did the colonists' way of life change over time?" belongs to which discipline?
History
How did the signers of the Mayflower Compact show they wanted to promote general welfare?
They wanted to make laws that were fair for everyone and best for the colony.
What colonial region had the most religious diversity, with Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, and Jews?
Middle Colonies
The Navigation Acts showed Britain had power over the colonies by controlling these two things.
Imports and Exports
What geographic features were settlers looking for when finding a location for their settlement?
2- Fertile land for farming to have resources and to be able to make money.
The question "What type of government did Plymouth Colony settlers develop?" belongs to what discipline?
Civics
What are the two democratic principles that are best represented by the Mayflower Compact?
Consent of the governed and making laws for the common good.
Religion influenced colonial life in many ways. Name two different ways.
Promoting freedom, causing oppression, requiring church attendance, establishing official churches, or shaping daily rules and laws.
Fill in the blank:
As colonies became more established, they were able to make more _______ to support themselves while importing specialized goods from Britain.
goods
When people from different cultures settle together, their characteristics do this.
Blend together