Section 1
Why did people settle in the New England Colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern Colonies?
The Puritans moved to NE to practice their religion freely. The middle colonies were in search of a better life, good economy and religious freedom. Southern colonies-they were in search for good land for growing cash crops and religious freedom.
New Amsterdam was located in present day
Manhattan
Who had their passage to the colonies paid for in exchange for five to seven years of work?
indentured servants
What was Phyllis Wheatley well known for?
Being a black poet who was published at the age of 13. She was educated and eventually freed.
Puritan families signed a ________, promising to follow the rules of the church.
covenant
A person who owns property or a business is called a _______.
proprietor
During the ___________ the colonists became increasingly interested in religion.
Great Awakening
Religious songs of enslaved Africans, known as _______ , are an important part of American music today.
spirituals
Why did the Puritans settle in New England?
Philadelphia means
"brotherly love"
Some colonists settled in the backcountry because
land was cheaper
What would many people living in Boston or New York have done for a living?
They would have been merchants
Rodger Williams believed that governments should _______, people with different religious views.
tolerate
Wealthy Dutch men, also known as _____________, agreed to bring 50 people to the new colony.
patroons
The _________ was the business of buying and selling people.
Slave trade
The ____________ was the middle part of the three-sided trade.
middle passage
The Puritans were better prepared than the Pilgrims because .......
they brought more supplies and animals.
William Penn was a member of which religious group?
The Quakers
Which colony was the first to make slavery legal?
Massachusetts
Explain the triangular trade.
Ships on the triangular trade routes sold products/people and picked up cargo at each stop. Because every leg of the voyage had cargo the merchants became rich. This trade occurred across the Atlantic Ocean.
____________ is the practice of owning people and forcing them to work.
Slavery
A cash crop commonly grown in Carolina was _________.
indigo
The area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain is known as the ____________.
backcountry
The forests of New England provided the wood for the shipbuilding ________.
industry
Why was Anne Hutchinson banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
She questioned the power of the church leaders.
What was the name of Penn's Colony and what did he want them to be able to do?
Pennsylvania in honor of his father to be able to worship without fear.
In what ways did enslaved Africans resist slavery?
work slow downs, escapes and revolts and breaking tools.
Explain why NE, the middle colonies, & the Southern colonies had a different economy.
Climate, natural resources and access to transportation varied.
At the center of every Puritan village was a grassy area known as a _____________.
commmon
___________ are people who owe money.
Debtors
A ___________ will show how much a colony grew form year to year.
growth rate
Ships on the _________ route sold products and picked up cargo at each stop.
triangular trade
What did the people who settled Massachusetts Bay want?
The freedom to practice the Puritan religion.
What was the apprentice supposed to learn?
a trade or a craft
How did the colonists view the English trade laws?
that they were very unfair.
What did John Locke believe people should do if a government fails to protect their natural rights?
Locke said citizens should overthrow a government that did not protect their rights.
____________ rules are basic rules the settlers used to govern them selves.
Fundamental
Normally one cash crop is grown on a farm, or _________.
plantation.
____________ were laws that set rules for slavery.
Slave codes
When colonists made _______, they were making laws.
The colonial _________ was a lawmaking body guaranteed in the charters of most of the colonies.
legislation
Assembly