Colonial Geography
How many colonial regions were the 13 original U.S colonies divided into?
Three.
True or False: Women had equal rights to men during colonial times?
False.
What colonial region relied mainly on plantation style farming, worked by slaves?
The southern colonial region.
What British institution did the colonists get their ideas about representative government from?
British parliament.
True or False: The Great Awakening is defined as A religious movement in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s. It celebrated people's emotional connection to God and led to the establishment of new churches.
True.
What colonial region included Connecticut, Plymouth, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire?
The New England colonial region.
What was the primary reason most colonists left England for North America?
Religious freedom.
What colonial region relied mainly on subsistence farming, fur trading, logging, ship-building, and finishing?
The New England colonial region.
In Virginia, year 1619, what was the first example of an assembly in which people voted for their representatives?
The House of Burgesses.
What colonial religious group encouraged women's literacy in order to read the bible?
Puritanism
What colonial region included Virginia, Carolina, Georgia, and Maryland?
The Southern colonial Region.
True or False: The Middle Passage was a route through North America to the Pacific Ocean.
False.
What colonial region relied mainly on agriculture, trade, and shipping goods?
The Middle colonial region.
Written in 1620, what was the first written example of self government in U.S history?
The Mayflower Compact.
True or False: Church leaders were also often political leaders.
True.
What colonial region included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware?
The Middle colonial region.
What was the term for colonists who promised to provide service in exchange for their passage to North America?
Indentured servitude.
True or False: The Southern colonies had the highest percentage of indentured servants of all the colonial regions.
False.
What colony was created when people like Thomas Hooker thought the leaders of Massachusetts Bay had too much power?
Connecticut.
What people were part of the main religion of Pennsylvania, supporting peace and believed all people were equal?
Quakers.
What colony was previously known as "New Netherland" before the English acquired it in 1664?
New York.
After colony, established by James Oglethorpe, was created for debtors to have a fresh start
Georgia
Rice, cotton, indigo, and tobacco.
Thomas Hooker wrote what important colonial legal document?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
What colony was known as a haven for Catholicism?
Maryland.