Daily Life
How many original colonies were there?
13
Who had the most power?
Government Officials, land owners, religious leaders
Name 2 reasons why people would choose to build in new areas?
Fertile soil, by water, (for farming, fishing, or trading), easy land to build on (flat), other answers will vary
in the late 1660's, England's king gave New Netherland to his brother, the Duke of York, and he renamed the colony ______________.
New York
This well-known man had 16 brothers and sisters. Although he was never a president of the US, he is a founding father of America.
Benjamin Franklin
_________ is an area defined by common features and conditions
Region
Who had the last power?
Slaves
Roger Williams was banned from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and created this new colony that is still around today.
Providence
This term means there are many different types of backgrounds, nationalities, or religious beliefs. New York and New Jersey are examples of having a _________ population. This is often why conflict starts.
diverse
This man came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1631 as a church leader, but he believed in religious freedom.
Roger Williams
______ is someone who owns land or property
proprietor
Where did most of the original slaves get taken from?
Africa
What are the three main regions of the 13 original colonies?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
In 1730, this event took religious interest to a new level and helped spread religious freedom. This claimed that people should be allowed to connect with God whenever and however they wanted.
The Great Awakening
This woman offended Puritan leaders because she said following God was more important than church rules. She later let and went to Rhode Island.
Anne Hutchinson
What was the role of women in the colonies?
Raise family, cook, clean, sew, and teach children if there was no school house.
Name 3 examples of how slaves were treated poorly
Answers will vary: little to no food or water, no safety, beaten often, no money for their labor, crammed into small dirty spaces, separated from family, no rights or freedoms, etc.
The New England colonies were well known for having anglers, which caught and sold _________.
Fish and whale products
This was a terrifying tourney to the Americas when they captured African slaves.
A Puritan minister who wanted more political freedom. Said all men should be able to vote, not just those with land or those who were church members.
Thomas Hooker
Trading different goods as payment
barter
Who had more slaves, North or South, and why?
South: larger plantations/farms, needed more man power for their cash crop.
This invention used water to power a wheel-like structure. Often used by millers to help grind wheat.
gristmill
We know it as the French and Indian War, in Europe they called it ____________.
the Seven Years' War
This famous Quaker, who wanted peaceful religious freedoms, was given Pennsylvania by England's King in 1681.
William Penn
These are goods that are coming in that are new to the country
import
Could slaves ever be truly free, explain why or why not?
They could be freed by their owner but could be stolen and placed back into slavery but someone else.
Another name for a skilled worker or craftsperson
artisan
A __________ is signed as a formal agreement between countries.
treaty
In 1732, this man was given Georgia by King George II. This colony was started to jail English people jailed for debt.
James Oglethorpe
Different countries, tribes, and colonies would often form __________, which are military partners.
allies
These types of slaves were only slaves until their debts were paid off.
indentured servants
This was an important region with rich lands was the reason the French and Indian War began.
The Ohio River Valley
This blocked colonists from setting lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
This important leader led a British force in the first battle of the French and Indian War. Although he was young, he was very smart and decided against fighting against the well-guarded Fort Duquesne and fought a small group of French soldiers instead.
George Washington