Vocabulary
Key Concepts I
Key Concepts II
Questions
Essays
100

______ means to rise up against.

REVOLT

100

Which of these about the Lenape are true?

A. They lived in large cities.

B. They adapted to their environment by making use of the resources at hand.

100

What continent did enslaved people come from?

Africa

100

Which statement is true about slavery in the colonies of NJ?

A. Slavery grew steadily in New Jersey which created the abolitionist movement. 

B. There were no slaves in NJ.

C. There were 2 million slaves in NJ.

A- slavery grew steadily in New Jersey which created the abolitionist movement. 

100

Why did the Europeans belief of wampum cause problems with the Lenape?

Because Europeans thought it was $ and the Lenape people did not like this because it was sacred to them.

200

A _______ is a formal agreement between two groups.

TREATY

200

Why do we remember Giovianni da Verrazzano?

A. He built a bridge in NYC.

B. He was the first governor if NJ.

C. He explored NJ and New York bay

C- He explored NJ & New York Bay

200

Which statement is true about education in New Jersey?

A. Only Catholics went to school.

B. No one went to school.

C. Not every child went to school.

C-  Not every child went to school

200

______ help to tell us where the Lenape settled when they left New Jersey

Maps

200

What part did slavery play in the history of New Jersey?

- not many slaves but kept increasing until 1790- grew over time. It prompted people to become abolitionists (want to end slavery)

300

a ________ is a scientist who studies the way people lived in the past. 

ARCHAEOLOGIST 

300

Which European group started the first colony in what is now NJ?

The Dutch

300

What use did the Europeans make of wampum?

They used it as $$$$ money

300

Jewish people and Quakers moved to both New Netherland and __________ ___________ to escape religious persecuation in Europe.

New Sweden 

300

How did religion influence education in colonial NJ?

Religious groups opened their own schools. Presbyterian's from Scotland opened up The College of NJ which is now Princeton.

400

cultural ideas that have been passed down from an earlier time

LEGACY

400

Who was Peter Stuyvesant

the Dutch governor of NJ

400

Why was New Jersey divided in 1676 into East and West NJ?

To give Quakers settlers a colony of their own

400

_______ influenced education in colonial New Jersey because religious groups formed their own schools.

Religion 

400

Give 3 statements that are true about education in colonial NJ?

Possible answers:

- learned to read and write @ home

- private school for boys

- learned religion, reading, writing and math in school

-boys only

500

a settlement ruled by another country is a....

COLONY

500

Where did NJ get its name?

It was named after an island off the coast of England 

500

What word best describes a hornbook?

A. Bible

B. Textbook

C. Library book

B- Textbook

500

What did the Lenape believe of wampum?

They believed it was sacred 

500

What are some similarities and differences between the Lenape and the Europeans?

answers will vary