The Colonies
What is the name of the building used for church?
A meetinghouse
This type of school was held in a neighbor's house, usually run by a woman who housed many colonial children for school at one time.
Dame School
_______ opened the first public library in America.
Benjamin Franklin
Name an industry that existed among all three colony groups
Farming
What is the definition of heresy?
A belief contrary to scripture
New England, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies
How was a grammar school different than a dame school?
Grammar school was more rigorous and included the subjects of Greek, Latin, math and writing. These schools hired teachers from outside the neighborhood to come in and teach. Only boys were allowed in grammar school, and it took 7 years to complete.
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
Bostonian woman who was tried in court and expelled for teaching heresy
Name at least 2 industries that were found in the New England colonies
Farming, shipbuilding, fishing, whaling
Why were colonialists concerned for Native Americans during the Great Awakening?
Native Americans (indians) had never heard the gospel and colonialists were concerned for their souls.
A royal colony was under direct control of the king of England. In proprietary colonies, they were allowed to choose their over governor/leader.
Benjamin Franklin wrote a short paper on the importance of education among young people This paper led to the founding of the University of Pennsylvania. What was the paper called?
A pamphlet
Name the three social classes of the colonies and describe the people who belonged in each class.
Upper class - the wealthiest people with large homes and slaves
Middle class - average income (tradesmen, farmers, builders, etc)
Lower class - servants and slaves, or people who worked for others
Give three examples.
A cash crop is a crop that grew well and brought in a lot of profit to the colony. Tobacco, rice, and indigo became known as the three cash crops of the southern colonies.
Explain the separation of church and state
The government should not meddle in matters of the church. Roger Williams believed the Puritan leaders should not have control of religious beliefs/life of the colonies.
Name all 13 colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Virginia
In which class were tutors most common?
The upper class
Who was Olaudah Equiano?
A man who wrote a book that made people think about the evils of slavery.
A boy may enter the trade industry by learning a specialized trade/skill. He had to go through these following steps:
Journeyman, master tradesman, apprentice
Put these three steps in order and describe the process in which a man would go through when opening up his own trade store
Journeyman - worked with master, but received pay
Master Trademan - opened up his own shop
Using at least 2-3 pieces of text evidence, explain how the 13 British colonies grew and thrived in the 1600's and 1700's
Answer may vary
Explain the importance of George Whitfield
He was an evangelist who preached in the colonies with a powerful voice during the Great Awakening
A) Greater awareness of freedom
B) Representative government
C) New Colleges
D) Greater emphasis on evanglism