Stamp Act of 1765
This act required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items.
Name the middle colonies. Where were they located?
A) New England; Northern America
B) New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; Mid-Atlantic
C) Virginia, Maryland; Southern America
B) New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; Mid-Atlantic
How did John Smith improve conditions in Jamestown?
C) By enforcing a work-for-food policy
Quakers
The Society of Friends made up one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey.
What was the purpose of slave codes?
A) To regulate the treatment of slaves
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon and his followers attacked and
burned Jamestown in an uprising
What events led to a conflict between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Confederacy?
D) All of the above
Puritans
A Protestant group called that wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church.
What was the Boston Massacre?
A. A peaceful protest against British taxation.
B. A violent confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists.
C. A meeting of colonial leaders to discuss independence.
D. A trade agreement between Britain and the American colonies.
B. A violent confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists.
Why were indentured servants necessary in Virginia?
A) To work on tobacco plantations
Slave Codes
laws to control slaves.
Great Awakening
a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 17 40s-changed
English Bill of Rights
This act reduced the powers of the English monarch.
Toleration Act of 1649
This bill made it a crime to restrict the religious rights of Christians.
Middle Passage
The slave trade brought millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean in a voyage
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave Europe for the Americas?
The Pilgrims and Puritans left Europe to escape religious persecution and to establish a society based on their religious beliefs.
Staple Crops
Crops that are always needed.
wheat
barley
oats.
Livestock
Jamestown
About 40 miles up the James River in Virginia, the colonists founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Indentured Servants
People who received a free trip to North America by agreeing to work without pay for a period of years.
Why did some colonists disagree with the leaders of Massachusetts?
Some colonists disagreed with the leaders due to religious intolerance and strict governance, leading to the formation of new colonies with more religious freedom.