New England
Explain how New England’s rocky soil and coastal location shaped its economy.
What is shipbuilding, fishing, and trade rather than large-scale farming?
How did the Navigation Acts change colonial trade patterns?
They forced colonies to trade mostly with England, limiting free trade and encouraging smuggling.
Why were cash crops like tobacco and rice successful in the Southern Colonies?
The warm climate, fertile soil, and long growing season allowed large-scale plantation farming.
How did the Mayflower Compact help shape future colonial governments?
It set an example for self-rule through majority agreement.
Who was expelled in 1635 for criticizing the Puritans’ lack of separation between church and state and for advocating fair treatment of Native Americans.
Roger Williams
Why did Roger Williams create Rhode Island, and how was it different from Massachusetts Bay?
For religious freedom; it allowed separation of church and state and tolerance for all faiths.
How were the Mid-Atlantic colonies more diverse than the New England and Southern colonies?
They had settlers from multiple European countries, a mix of religions, and both farming and trade economies.
How did the House of Burgesses influence the development of self-government?
It was the first elected assembly, giving colonists experience in making their own laws.
Why did colonists protest the Stamp Act, and how did they show their resistance?
They believed in “no taxation without representation” and organized boycotts.
Explain how the Stamp Act contributed to growing tension between the colonies and Britain.
“It angered colonists because they were taxed without representation, leading to protests and boycotts”?
What do the Salem Witch Trials reveal about Puritan society in the late 1600s?
They show how fear, religious strictness, and community tensions could lead to injustice.
Who were the Pennsylvania Quakers?
The Quakers were a religious group also called the Society of Friends. They believed in equality for all people, religious tolerance, and pacifism (nonviolence).
What caused Bacon’s Rebellion, and what was its lasting impact on Virginia?
Settlers wanted more land from Natives and protection from attacks; it led to more reliance on enslaved labor instead of indentured servants.
How did Committees of Correspondence help unite the colonies against Britain?
They spread information quickly and coordinated resistance between colonies.
Analyze how the Boston Tea Party symbolized colonial resistance to British economic control
Colonists directly challenged British authority by destroying taxed tea, showing they would act rather than just complain
How did the Great Awakening influence colonial unity and independence movements?
It encouraged new ideas about equality, personal faith, and challenging authority, which later supported revolutionary thinking.
How might the Mid-Atlantic colonies’ experience with tolerance and diversity have influenced later American values?
It helped lay the groundwork for ideas of religious freedom, cultural pluralism, and acceptance in the U.S.
Why was James Oglethorpe’s Georgia colony important for both England and debtors?
It served as a buffer against Spanish Florida and gave poor debtors a fresh start.
What arguments in Common Sense convinced colonists to support independence?
It said monarchy was corrupt, independence was necessary, and America could govern itself.
Explain why groups like the Sons of Liberty were critical to colonial resistance.
They organized protests, enforced boycotts, and spread revolutionary ideas to unify colonists”
Name all of the New England Colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
If you were a Quaker living in Pennsylvania, how might your beliefs shape your views on colonial laws and relations with Native Americans?
You would support religious tolerance, fair treatment of all people, and peaceful relations with Native Americans.
How did the Middle Passage contribute to the success of plantation economies in the Americas?
It provided a steady supply of enslaved African labor, which allowed plantations to grow cash crops on a large scale.
How did Britain’s policy of Salutary Neglect affect the development of self-government in the colonies?
It allowed the colonies to govern themselves, pass their own laws, and manage trade with little interference, which encouraged independence and made colonists resent later British control.
How did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense change colonial attitudes toward independence.
It persuaded many colonists that independence was necessary and achievable, increasing support for revolution