Name that Colony!
Important People
Vocabulary
Map Skills
Short Answer
100
What colony was Harvard College founded in?
New England Colony
100
This person founded the colony of Pennsylvania and named it after himself.
William Penn
100
What is a way to purchase goods if you do not have cash for it?
Credit
100
What is something that was sent from the West Indies to Europe?
Sugar, Molasses, and Wood
100
What is direct democracy and what is one example of it?
Direct democracy is a system of government in which citizens can participate equally in the government. An example of this was the town meetings that began in colonial New England.
200
Which colony profited the most off tabacco?
Southern Colony
200
Roger Williams was a puritan preacher who founded what colony?
Rhode Island
200
Instead of attending school, what would Middle class children work as?
Apprentices
200
What did Europe mostly send to North America?
Manufactured good and luxuries.
200
How did American colonization impact American indians throughout the American colonies?
Some American Indian groups worked with colonists, while some came into conflict with them over land. King Philip’s War is a famous example of a conflict from the era. Both sides traded with each other. Several trading posts were established in the Middle Colonies. Some American Indians converted to Christianity as part of the Great Awakening
300
The Puritan church controlled most of this region's colonial government?
New England Colony
300
Who was an English sea explorer who helped investigate rivers in the New York area?
Henery Hudson
300
These people had to work for a set number of years often in exchange for passage, food and clothing.
Indentured Servant
300
Where were most Enslaved people from Africa sent?
The West Indies
300
What is the difference between barter, cash and credit?
Barter is used by people to trade something they have for something they want. Cash is money used by people to pay for goods. Credit is used by people to buy goods immediately and pay for them later.
400
The House of Burgesses was the first government of elected representatives in what region?
The Southern Colonies
400
What tribe leader was known as King Philip to the colonist?
Metacom
400
What was the first democratically elected legislature in the Americas?
The House of Burgesses
400
What continent was NOT involved in triangular trade?
Australia
400
What were some effects of the development of slavery in colonial America?
People from Africa were forced to move to the Americas against their wills. The economy of the colonies grew, especially agriculture in the South. African Americans were forced to live and work in difficult conditions. Many enslaved people resisted slavery by escaping, slowing work, or starting slave rebellions.
500
This region was known for its religious tolerance with immigrants from several European countries.
The Middle Colonies
500
Who was a female Puritan preacher who started her own settlement in Portsmouth Rhode Island?
Anne Hutchinson
500
What were the Navigation Acts?
New laws added about trade throughout the 1700's
500
True or False. Triangular trade connected continents across the Pacific Ocean?
False. Triangular trade connected continents across the Atlantic Ocean.
500
Explain the difference in education for colonial children depending on their social classes.
Depending on their social class colonial children received different types of education. The upper classes would let boys attend school to learn how to read and write, and about religion. Some girls would have tutors or learn how to take care of the home.
Children in the middle classes would work as an apprentice under someone to learn about their profession, and help support their families.