The Southern Colonies
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Colony trivia
100
Captain John Smith insisted
the colonists help build the colony- he famously said, "those who do not work, do not eat."
100
This event contributed to the development of representative government in Jamestown
The establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses
100
The Pilgrims were known as "Separatists" because...
they wanted to completely break from the Church of England.
100
This person believed that SHE and ANYONE whom wished to, could speak directly to GOD, and did not have to go through a minister.
Anne Hutchinson
100
Which Colony was once called New Amsterdam, and the people who lived there were heavily influenced by Dutch Culture?
New York
200
John Rolfe was responsible for.....
developing tobacco seeds from the Caribbean Islands, into the colonies number one cash crop.
200
"The Sovreign power of all civil authority is foundedin the consent of the people." Roger Williams. According to his quote what impact did he have on democracy in the Colonies?
In Rhode Island, the colony founded by Williams, the church was not in charge of the government and the government was not in charge of the church. separation of church and state.
200
Excerpt from "The Mayflower Compact"
"We whose names are underwritten.....by virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts..... from time to time shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony."
The Mayflower Compact states that all of the signers agree to....
majority rule in making laws for the good of all the colonists.
200
Because Quakers refused to participate in violence or acts of retribution they are referred to as ___________.
Pacifists
200
This Colony was formed to be a "buffer" between Spanish Florida and the rest of the English Colonies
Georgia
300
Colonists suffered when local native people stopped helping them and they ran out of food...this was called
The Starving Time
300
How were New England's town meetings considered an early form of Democracy?
All citizens with the right to vote had a voice in the meeting and helped decide on rules.
300
The person who helped the pilgrims learn how to survive the New England Colony
Squanto
300
Who LEFT the Massachusetts Colony due to religious differences and created the Connecticut Colony?
Thomas Hooker
300
Which colonies had a short growing season, rocky soil, and depended on fish for their main export?
New England
400
Two reasons for the colonization of Georgia
1. To provide a military (buffer) protective zone between English colonies and Spanish settlements in Florida
2. To provide a new start for debtors
400
List specifically, not just the 3 G's, TWO motivations for the Dutch and French to colonize in North America.
1. Fur Trade
2. Spreading Christianity
**Bonus** The Dutch were seeking the Northwest Passage, a water route through North America to Asia.
400
Which religious group held these religious beliefs?
-All people were equal and had the light of God in them.
- Members of this church were pacifists
-Members were tolerant of all religions
Quakers
400
This excerpt describes which famous event?
"After months of trials, the governor off Massachusetts finally decided to put an end to the trials with the last trials being held in May of 1693. The governor pardoned the rest of the accused and they were released from jail. At least 20 people were put to death during the trials. Over 150 more were jailed and some people died to the poor conditions." These trials happened due to gossip, stories, heresay, unsupported assertions, all of which would not be allowed in a modern courtroom today.
The Salem Witch Trials
400
Quakers believed that Native American's should be treated _____________ and with dignity
A. harshly
B. cruelly
C. fairly
D. justly
C
500
This photo is associated with the ___________ _________ Slave Trade, and the _________ ___________.
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage
500
This excerpt provides evidence that the early English colonists intended to.....
"there shall be yearly two General Assemblies or Courts...the first shall be called the Court of Election, where in shall be yearly chosen from time to time, so many Magistrates and other public Officers as shall be found requisite (required): Whereof one shall be Governor for the year ensuing and until another be chosen.." Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639
establish a representative Government
500
The leaders of the Pennsylvania Colony did these two things which made their relationship with Native American tribes prosperous. What were they?
Bought their land and made treaties with them.
500
The quote below by Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas reveals what about his attitude towards the settlers of Jamestown?
"Why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? Why will you destroy us who supply you with food? What can you get by war? We are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner...I am no so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, to laugh and be merry with the English, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run from them...Take away your guns and swords, the cause of all of our jealousy, or you may die in the same manner."
The settlers should and the Powhatan people should try to establish a trade relationship and live in peace.
500
The Country represented in BLUE was motivated to explore by creating fur trading posts?
The French
600
What was the difference between an enslaved person and an indentured servant?
An indentured servant gained their freedoms after the term of their contract was fulfilled. An enslaved person was never freed. They were owned and considered property.
600
The Government of the Massachusetts Colony was called a _____________ because the church was in control of the government.
Theocracy
600
The Dutch had a lasting influence on the New York Colony that can still be seen today. What was it?
Architecture
600
The Stono Rebellion and Bacon's Rebellion are both examples of what kind of resistance?
Overt
600
Which group had claimed the area in green?
Spain