New England Colonies
In what colony did the Puritans first settle?
Massachusetts
In what colony did the Quakers live?
Pennsylvania
What type of farms did they have in the South? Name 2 types.
1. Small Farms 2. Plantations
What was the Quartering Act?
Colonists must give food and shelter (quarters) to British soldiers
What were French Explorers looking for when they came to the Americas?
Furs
Who were the only people allowed to vote among the Puritans?
Stockholders and white men of the church
What was the original Dutch name for New York and New Jersey?
New Netherlands
What was the cash crop that ended up saving Jamestown from failing?
Tobacco
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
How many French Settlers lived in the Ohio River Valley by 1754?
About 65,000
What does the name Connecticut mean?
Long river place
Which colony was NOT a part of the Middle Colonies: 1. Pennsylvania 2. New Jersey 3. Maryland 4. Delaware?
3. Maryland
What was the most important port in the South?
Charleston, South Carolina
What 4 things did the Townshend Acts tax?
1. glass 2. tea 3. paint 4. paper
Why did Native Americans join the French side against the British in the French & Indian War?
The French treated the Native Americans with respect and didn't want to take their land.
Why did a lot of people join the New Hampshire Colony?
They didn't want to follow Puritan laws.
What were two biggest ports in the Middle Colonies?
New York & Philadelphia
Where did many people move in the South when all the good farmland on the coast was taken?
The Appalachian Mountains
What caused Britain to repeal most of the Townshend Acts?
The Boston Massacre
What happened in 1760 that helped Britain to win the war against the French?
They took control of Quebec.
What was the first written constitution that the settlers in Connecticut wrote?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What was a nickname for the Middle Colonies based on their crops?
Breadbasket Colonies
What was the Toleration Act that Lord Baltimore passed in 1649?
Freedom to religion to all Christians in Maryland
What meeting did the colonial leaders hold in response to the Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress
What did France have to cede after losing the war?
Land east of the Mississippi River.