Level 1
Name the three groups of colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern
What were the conditions of the voyage for Africans on slave trade?
Crowded, filled with disease, brutality
Why did the colonists choose the location of Jamestown for their settlement?
The location was on the water but sheltered from larger bodies of water.
How did southern agriculture cause an increase in the number of enslaved Africans brought to North America?
Large plantations in the Southern Colonies needed more enslaved people for field labor.
True or False: Leaves were used as currency among colonists.
True
What could be a reason for the average colonist’s wealth in the Southern Colonies being so much higher than that of the New England and the Middle Colonies?
High use of slave labor, and not having to pay for work
What was one of the main goals of the Spanish when they arrived in what is now the United States?
To find gold
Gain territory
Establish European dominance
The Puritan belief that all Christians have a duty to study the Bible directly led to what?
many New Englanders’ desire to teach their children to read.
Discuss the reasons why Cortés and his soldiers were able to conquer the Aztecs.
Aztecs did not attack Spanish conquistadors
More sophisticated weaponry
Support from anti-Aztec tribes
Diseases
True or False: Most families had about 3-5 children
False (7-10)
What set Pennsylvania apart from other colonies?
American Indians were replaced as slaves by Africans largely due to the fact that it was believed that Africans were
less likely to die from European diseases
What was significant about the House of Burgesses?
It was the first instance of limited self-government in the English colonies.
Explain how Puritan congregations helped establish self-government in the colonies.
Puritan congregations in New England came together in town meetings to discuss and vote on important issues their communities faced and allowed certain members of the colony to have a voice.
True or False: Only 30 people were killed in the Salem Witch Trials
False (25)
Why was the Maryland Act of Toleration enacted?
to protect freedom of worship for Catholics
Because he believed there should be strict limits on government, Thomas Hooker
settled the town of Hartford and established a representative government.
What was the appeal of the area of New Amsterdam for the Dutch?
The land was a good trading port
Why did the growing number of English settlers in New England lead to war between the colonists and a Wampanoag-led alliance?
The Wampanoags and their allies found more of their land occupied by English settlers, who often showed little consideration for their Indian neighbors and started to attack. The colonists, determined to keep their land and dominate the region, responded to attacks with counterattacks, resulting in war.
True or False: The first Thanksgiving is thought to have taken place in Florida.
True
In colonial society, a person's social status depended upon his or her what?
Family background
Wealth
What was a Quaker belief that set Quakers apart from other religious groups that settled in the American colonies?
Quakers believed that all people are equal in God’s eyes.
What effect did the headright system have on slavery?
It expanded slavery by encouraging planters to purchase more enslaved people in order to gain more land.
Explain how the Pilgrims’ government came about and why its existence was important.
The foundation for a government in Plymouth was set up in the Mayflower Compact, stated that those aboard the Mayflower would govern themselves and make and abide by laws that were in the interest of the good of the colony. The Mayflower Compact is important because when the Pilgrims found themselves outside the boundary of Virginia, they came together to make laws for the good of the colony.
True or False: Pocahontas is a nickname, not her real name.
True (Her real name Amonute)