Colonial Geography/Cities
Most colonists in 1775 lived mostly in what type of areas?
Rural areas east of the Alleghenies.
Name one non-English ethnic group that settled in Pennsylvania in the 1700s.
Germans (Pennsylvania Dutch).
Name one crop enslaved Africans were heavily used to produce in the South.
Rice, indigo, or tobacco.
Name one slave revolt mentioned in the readings
Stono Rebellion or New York Revolt
What was unusual about social mobility in colonial America compared to Europe?
Open mobility; people could rise from lower ranks.
Name two major cities in 1775
Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Charleston
Which group was mostly Protestant but not English-speaking?
Pennsylvania dutch (germans)
What language developed among African Americans in the South Carolina Sea Islands?
Gullah
What did the Virginia Slave Code of 1705 legalize?
Punishment of slaves, banned interracial marriage, denied rights.
Why did England send jayle birds to the colonies?
Reduce overcrowded prisons and supply labor.
Which European powers claimed the majority of North America in the early 1700s?
Britain, France, Spain.
The Scots-Irish often settled along which backcountry route?
Great Wagon Road.
Name one African influence on colonial American music or culture.
Banjo, drums, ring shout dance, spirituals.
What was the goal of the Stono Rebellion?
March to Spanish Florida seeking freedom
Which colonial region had the most rigid social hierarchy?
Southern colonies.
Which two frontier regions saw early westward expansion before 1775?
Tennessee and Kentucky.
Who asked, “What then is the American, this new man?”
Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur.
How did spirituals function as messages?
Directions for escape or signals for safe paths.
How did colonial governments justify harsh punishments after revolts?
Claimed it maintained order and protected white society.
What role did merchant elites play in colonial society?
Controlled trade, gained wealth, political influence.
What geographic feature limited westward expansion for early colonists?
Appalachian Mountains.
Why were Scots-Irish considered more “independent” than other immigrant groups?
Protestant background, frontier survival skills, distrust of authority.
Name of the African American who resisted slavery yet gained prominence in colonial America.
Yarrow Mamout, Muslim enslaved man who bought freedom in Maryland.
How did the New York Revolt of 1712 affect city policies?
Tighter slave codes, increased surveillance of enslaved people.
Why were poor whites sometimes allies and sometimes enemies of enslaved Africans?
- Competed for work (enemies)
- shared oppression, sometimes joined revolts (allies)