Colonies
Name two groups that established the Northern Colonies.
Puritans and Pilgrims (Separatists)
List three things Puritans were not allowed to do.
Swear, gamble, drink
Which religious group established public education?
The Puritans
Penn's Woods
What three things did the colonies allow access to?
Explain the difference between Puritans and Pilgrims (Separatists).
Puritans wanted to purify and change the Church of England.
Separatists wanted to separate or disconnect from the Church of England.
What is the Great Awakening?
A call to return to a personal faith
Who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630?
John Winthrop
What group established Pennsylvania?
The Quakers
Name three things the Southern Colonies estbalished/made.
Plantations, slave trade, tensions with Natives
In which colony did The Witch Trials take place?
Massachusetts
What is the Enlightenment?
A period where knowledge, science, and reason were believed to improve society
Name the founder of Pennsylvania.
William Penn
What state was previously a part of Pennsyvalnia?
Delaware
Name all of the Middle Colonies (4)
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware
Define/describe spectral evidence.
Evidence based on witness testimony. It was used to convict the victims of witchcraft because witnesses would convulse and have visions whenever the accused were around.
How did the Enlightenment impact American society? What ideas did it promote?
John Zenger
The document that gave people the right to elect representatives
Name ALL of the thirteen colonies.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Explain two reasons why the witch trials occurred.
Two girls claimed to have ailments and visions and blamed them on witches
The Puritans were strict Christians who believed that evil could spread throughout the community and contaminate the rest of Salem
People would accuse others of witchcraft to save themselves from being executed
Explain one way American education, religion, freedom, or knowledge has changed and one way it has stayed the same.
Education: private schools are run by religious groups; teachers are different genders.
Name TWO famous preachers from the Great Awakening.
George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards
How did the founder of Pennsylvania get the grant for the land?
The King gave him the land to pay back a debt that was owed to his father.