New England & Puritans
What skill did Puritans insist on everyone learning as part of their religious practice?
Literacy (ability to read)
What was King Philip's real name?
Metacom
This region was known for its warm weather and large-scale plantation farming.
The Southern colonies
What is the name of the journey enslaved people were forced to take from Africa to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
What was the name of the de facto government of the American Revolution? (Hint: they met twice before the Revolution officially began)
The Continental Congress
What was the central "pull" factor that brought Puritans to New England?
Freedom of religion
Native Americans who converted to Christianity were sometimes called this.
"Praying Indians"
This region was known for its ethnic and religious diversity.
The Middle Colonies.
The name for laws that treated enslaved people as property and severely limited their rights and freedoms.
Slave codes
Which foreign country was a critical ally to the rebelling colonies during the American Revolution?
France
True or false: the Puritans were the first to establish a form of democratic self-government in the North American colonies.
TRUE
Describe the colonists' belief about why so many Native Americans died after their arrival to North America.
The population collapse was due to God’s will to help make way for a better life in America (divine intervention)
This region's most important cities included Boston, Providence, and Newport.
New England
What is the name for "secret" resistance by enslaved people? Give one example.
"Covert" resistance
Examples: working slowly, losing tools, faking illness or confusion
What is the term used to describe how the British dealt with the colonies before the French & Indian War?
Salutary neglect
What is the name for the type of evidence allowed during the Salem Witch Trials that we do not allow in court today?
Spectral evidence
Which two groups of settlers had the best (or least harmful) relationship with the Native Americans of North America?
French traders and Quakers
This region allowed the practice of slavery.
All 3 (Southern and Middle colonies, New England)
What is the name for outright resistance by enslaved people? Give one example.
"Overt resistance"
Examples include rebellion (armed or unarmed), running away, direct refusal to work
Name two strategies used by the Sons of Liberty to resist British laws they found unfair.
Protests, boycotts, propaganda
What was the name of the first person accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials?
Tituba
What event "triggered" King Philip's War?
The conviction and execution of 3 Native American men by the English court system for the murder of Sassamon
This crop was the largest American export for 150 years.
Tobacco
Slavery comes in different forms. What is the name for the type of slavery in which enslaved people did not have rights or freedoms because they were legally considered possessions of their enslavers?
Chattel slavery
Name three laws or taxes that contributed to the American Revolution.
The Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, the Proclamation Act, the Tea Act, the Quartering Act, the Coercive Acts