Sec. 1
In European nations, the practice of carefully controlling trade to create and maintain wealth was called
Mercantilism
True or false?
Pilgrims wanted to develope a
new form of Protestantism and dreamed of founding a Church of New England.
False
How did the London Company's "headright system" work?
It encouraged aristocrats to move to Virginia by giving 50 acres of land per person to individuals and groups who paid their own way.
What was the objective of the
English Bill of Rights?
to reduce the power of the
English monarch
Why was the Stamp Act of 1765 particularly upsetting to the colonists?
It was the first time Parliament had tried to tax colonists directly.
Which colonies had the strictest slave codes?
The colonies with the most slaves
Which group did not participate in New England's early economy?
Manufacturers
Who proposed the Toleration Act of 1649, and why?
Lord Baltimore, to outlaw the restriction of the religious rights of Christians in Maryland
What was the social impact of the Great Awakening?
It unified various groups of Americans who shared evangelical beliefs.
Massachusetts was punished for the Boston Tea Party in all of the fol- lowing ways, except which?
Bostonians had to search for and recover the discarded tea.
Which was a factor in Virginia colonists' decision to use slave labor?
The cost of purchasing slaves fell.
The Mayflower Compact could best be described as
An early attempt at self-government
in the English colonies.
What sparked 20 years of fighting between the settlers in Virginia and the Powhatan?
A Virginia colonist killed a Powhatan leader.
The staple crops that supported the middle colonists included
wheat, oats, and barley.
What did colonists call the Coercive Acts, passed by Parliament in spring of 1774?
"the Intolerable Acts"
What contribution did slaves make to the economy of the middle colonies?
They worked in cities at skilled crafts such as blacksmithing and carpentry.
Anne Hutchinson believed that people could have a relationship with God without guidance from ministers. Why did that belief anger Puritan church leaders?
Her idea posed a threat to their authority in the community.
New England had plenty of forest. How does this fact connect to the economic importance of shipbuilding to the region?
The supply of wood enabled shipbuilders to construct vessels to meet the demands of various traders.
He survived the Middle Passage and saved to buy his freedom?
Olaudah Equiano
Why did Parliament repeal almost all of the Townshend Acts?
It wanted to reduce tension in the colonies.
Who created rules that rewarded hard work with food?
John Smith
Compared with the South, what dis- advantage did New England farmers face?
Regional farms did not support many cash crops.
Who are the society of friends in New Jersey?
Quakers
This movement took place during the 1700's and spread the idea that reason and logic would improve society.
Enlightenment
Colonists who were upset by Parliament's effort to tax them might have made all of the follow- ing remarks, except which?
"End the boycotts now!"