Early Colonization
13 Colonies
Colonial People + Society
Colonial Government
Causes of the Revolution
100
This cash crop saved the Jamestown settlement from bankruptcy
What is tobacco
100
Describe the Southern economy
Heavy reliance on agriculture and large plantations; this leads to a large need for indentured servants and slaves in the labor force
100
Group that founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Many came over during the Great Migration
What is the Puritans
100
Name 1 of the 2 colonies that could elect parts of its government (you must name the colony and what its colonists could elect). DAILY DOUBLE: Name both for 200 pts total
What is Virginia (House of Burgess) and Connecticut (governor)
100
The British used this economic system as a way of carefully controlling trade between the colonies
What is Mercantilism
200
This settlement is important to history because it was the first attempt by the British to start a colony in the New World
What is Roanoke
200
Describe the New England colonies economy
Poor soil makes farming difficult; fishing, trading, shipbuilding and craftsmanship are the main professions
200
These plainly dressed Christians wanted a home to practice their beliefs in equality, religious tolerance and non-violence.
What is the Quakers
200
These gatherings helped decide local issues and were used most often in New England and the Middle Colonies.
What is town meetings
200
Why did it take the most powerful military in the world, Britain, 9 years to defeat the French army and it's Native American allies?
British refused to change their tactics from linear warfare to adapt to the ambush tactics/hit-and-run guerilla warfare used by the French and natives. It cost them lots of men and money.
300
This document outlined the rules and laws for Plymouth and is one of the earliest examples of self-government in the colonies
What is the Mayflower Compact
300
Why was education in the New England colonies seen as an important part of life?
Puritans wanted children to learn to read in order to study the Bible
300
What are some important ideas that came from Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke?
Natural rights that must be protected by the government; equality and liberty for all people
300
These groups would gather to make laws for the colonies. Most were bicameral (had two houses)
What is Colonial Assemblies
300
Explain 2 ways the French-Indian War made the colonists upset with the British (think about events that happened after the war ended).
Answers will vary; may include increased taxation, soldiers brought to the colonies, Proclamation of 1763, etc...
400
Describe 2 problems or obstacles early British settlers faced when establishing settlements in the New World
Answers vary; harsh climate, poor planning, difficult and long journey across the Atlantic, conflict with natives, new diseases, unfamiliar land and lack of knowledge for building settlements or farming, etc...
400
Name some characteristics of the Middle Colonies
Diverse population, religious tolerance, both trading (fur-trade and shipping) and agriculture (staple crops) was important
400
Explain the importance of the Great Awakening
Colonists began sharing new religious, social and political ideas that were not present in their own colonie
400
Explain the term "representative government". Then provide 2 examples of a colony using this
What is representative government
400
Name the Bostonian leader who helped create the Sons of Liberty and the slogan, "No Taxation without Representation". What does this slogan mean?
Who is Samuel Adams; the colonists did not think they should be taxed until they were represented in the British government and could elect their leaders.
500
In what way did the Pilgrims set a precedent (were the first people to do something…)?
They immigrated in order to find religious freedom
500
What are 2 differences between indentured servants and slaves. Explain why slavery eventually became more popular than indentured servitude in the colonies.
Answers vary;how they come to America, length of service, treatment by "owners", etc...; slavery was more permanent and a cheaper long term solution for plantation owners
500
This Bostonian leader helped develop the slogan "No Taxation without Representation". (For full points you must also explain what it means)
What is Samuel Adams
500
British Parliament and the Monarch made decisions regarding laws and policies in the colonies. Name the group that advised the monarchy on the colonies. Also name the colonial equivalent of Parliament and the monarch (top leader).
The Privy Council advised the king on the colonies. The governor (monarch) and colonial assemblies (Parliament) worked together to make decisions for the colonial governments.
500
Name two laws, taxes, or policies by the British that upset the colonists. Include what these policies were supposed to do AND how did the colonists protest/resist these policies?
Trade laws (smuggled goods), Sugar, Stamp and other taxes and acts (smuggled goods, attacked tax collectors, angry mobs/protests, Boston Tea Party), "No Representation" (protested taxes and government decisions, spread propaganda), troop occupation in the Colonies, Proclamation of 1763; responses are subject to my discretion
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