The Southern Colonies
Who was the daughter of the Powhatan leader that married John Rolfe?
Pocahontas
What was the first college founded in the colonies?
Harvard
What statement correctly describes slavery in the middle colonies?
Slaves worked a variety of different jobs.
How were government decisions made in most New England colonies?
Town meetings decided issues of local interest.
Why did the colonists in Virginia use indentured servants?
Colonists suffered high death rates which led to labor shortages.
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave Europe for the Americas?
To avoid religious persecution
What did the Quakers believe in?
Religious tolerance for all people
What happened as a result of the Proclamation of 1763?
Most colonists ignored the law and continued to settle on the western frontier.
How did John Smith improve conditions in Jamestown?
He helped to build better housing and created rules that rewarded harder workers with food.
Why did Thomas Hooker and his followers leave Massachusetts to found Connecticut?
To create a colony with a more democratic government
How was the treatment of enslaved Africans different under English rule than it was under the rule of the Dutch?
Enslaved Africans lived in harsh conditions under English rule.
How did the series of Navigation Acts affect the colonies?
They hurt the colonists since they set limits on which nations could trade for colonial goods.
Name 3 problems that the Jamestown colonists faced
Outbreaks of famine and disease, lack of preparation and poor farming abilities, and fighting between the colonists and Native Americans
Name 3 important parts of the New England economy
Trade, fishing, and shipbuilding
Name 3 things that William Penn did to create a colonial government that would be fair to all.
He limited his own power, created an elected assembly and promised religious freedom to all.
Philosophers such as ____________ and other Enlightenment thinkers influenced colonial politics by spreading the idea that ____________ could improve society.
John Locke; reason
How did the arrival of more settlers in Jamestown lead to conflict between the colonists and the Powhatan Confederacy?
When more settlers arrived, the Powhatan realized that the colony would continue to expand. They started to view the settlers as invaders who would take over their land. As a result, they surrounded the Jamestown fort and killed anyone who tried to reach supplies outside.
Why was shipbuilding an important industry in New England?
The environment in New England had plenty of forests that provided materials for shipbuilding. And as trade grew, more merchant ships were built. Also, as the fishing industry grew, more ships were needed.
In what ways were women essential to the economy in the middle colonies?
Some women ran farms and businesses such as clothing and grocery stores, bakeries, and drugstores. Women who worked in the home would earn money for their families by selling products like butter and providing paid services such as washing clothes.
How did political change in England affect the colonial governments?
When James II became king, he believed that the colonies were too independent. He then united the northern colonies under one new government called the Dominion of New England. He was then replaced, and the English Bill of Rights was passed.