Vocabulary 1
What is the cash crop grown in southern colonies that produces blue dye used in clothing?
indigo
___________ are goods brought into a country, while ___________ are goods sent out of a country.
imports, exports
Who led 2nd group of Puritans to settle Massachusetts Bay Colony, and claimed "We'll be a city upon the hill."
John Winthrop
This group of people were of low social status, wanted to separate from the church of England, and settled in Plymouth, MA.
Pilgrims
In the Carolinas, they needed a large workforce to work the large plantations, so they turned to ___________.
a. debt owners
b. refugees
c. slaves
d. Catholic priests
c. slaves
What is a person called who learns a skill or trade from an artisan or master?
apprentice
What is the written plan of government?
Constitution
Who was the leader and governor of Pennsylvania, and wrote "Framework of Government of Pennsylania (freedom of speech, religion, trial by jury)?
William Penn
___________ are a religious group of English settlers who wanted to change church to make it more "pure", and built Salem and Boston, MA.
Puritans
In Georgia, the English ________ ________ stated that people who owed money could be put in jail until their debt was paid.
What do you call a person who is paid to buy or sell for someone else?
broker
What do you call a person who comes into a country to make a new home?
immigrant
Who was the wealthy English family who founded Maryland because they wanted religious freedom for the Catholic Church?
Calverts
Which of the following describes the Quakers beliefs?
a. all religions should live together peacefully
b. all people are created equally
c. refused to fight in wars or swear loyalty to kings
d. Native Americans should be treated fairly
e. all the above
e. all the above
Name the New England Colonies and their founders (be able to find their location on a map).
Hint: Never Make Cindy Run
New Hampshire (settlers from MA)
Massachusetts (William Bradford, Puritans/Winthrop)
Connecticut (Thomas Hooker)
Rhode Island (Roger Williams)
What is the right of a person to be found guilty or innocent by a group of people/peers?
trial by jury
This is a name for differences among people:
a. refuge
b. dissent
c. diversity
d. expel
c. diversity
Who shared the idea with the English king to found the Georgia colony by having debtors settle the land?
James Oglethorpe
Which of the following groups of settlers did not welcome outsiders?
a. Quakers
b. Pilgrims
c. Calverts
d. Puritans
d. Puritans
Name the Middle Colonies and their founders (be able to find their location on a map).
Hint: New Pennies New Dimes
New York (Dutch/Henry Hudson)
Pennsylvania (William Penn/Quaker)
New Jersey (John Berkeley/George Carteret)
Delaware (Swedish settlers)
What is the name of the journey enslaved Africans were forced to travel across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to English colonies?
Middle Passage
Businesses that make one kind of product or offer one kind of service are known as:
a. imports
b. exports
c. dissent
d. industry
d. industry
What leader improved life in Philadelphia, including building the first fire station and hospital, and founding a college and library?
Benjamin Franklin
Which of the following is a major difference between the Puritans and Quakers?
a. Puritans were religious and the Quakers were not
b. Quakers wanted more freedom and Pilgrims didn't care
c. Quakers wanted all religions to live peacefully together and Puritans didn't welcome other groups of people
d. none of the above
c. Quakers wanted all religions to live peacefully together and Puritans didn't welcome other groups of people
Name the Southern Colonies (be able to find their locations on a map)
Hint: My Vehicle Needs Some Gas
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia