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Vocabulary
New England Colonies
Middle/Southern Colonies
Misc.
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What is a charter?
A document that gives English aristocrats the right to create a colony in the New World (kings signature is on it!)
100
What are the names of the 4 New England Colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island
100
Why were the Middle Colonies sometimes referred to as the Breadbasket Colonies?
The Middle Colonies principle export was grain
100
What rule did John Smith create in Jamestown that motivated aristocrats to learn how to hunt, fish and build palisades?
"He who does not work shall not eat"
200
What is the only reason why mother countries create colonies?
To gain more resources for the mother country
200
Why did Puritans migrate to North America in 1620?
To practice their religion freely in the New World
200
What is the difference between a royal and a proprietary colony?
Royal colonies are governed (ruled) by the King of England and Proprietary Colonies are governed (ruled) by aristocrats
200
What is the difference between an indentured servant and a slave?
An indentured servant is a temporary slave (freed at the age of 21) and a slave is never set free.
300
What was the Middle Passage?
1400 mile long section of the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the Americas where millions of slaves were brought to the New World between 1500-1800
300
What is the difference between religious tolerance and religious intolerance?
Religious tolerance is when you accept someone who has different spiritual beliefs than you and religious intolerance is when you persecute someone who has different spiritual beliefs than you
300
Why were cotton and tobacco considered cash crops and grain was not?
Cotton and tobacco were planted/harvested year round and grain was not. Cotton and tobacco were thus, more profitable crops than grain.
300
How were the Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth Colonies all similar?
Each colony was settled by aristocrats and each colony struggled to survive
400
What did the Puritans on board the Mayflower agree to do when they signed the Mayflower Compact
1. All rules and laws will be fair 2. All rules and laws must be obeyed 3. Rules and laws can be changed or added in the future
400
What makes the meeting of Squanto and the Puritans in 1620 "miraculous?"
Squanto spoke perfect English and was therefore able to teach the Puritans how to live off the land in the Plymouth Colony
400
What 2 things did the House of Burgesses allow colonists in Jamestown to do for the first time in the New World?
1. Vote for leaders to represent Jamestown 2. Allowed aristocrats to govern the Jamestown colony and not the King of England
400
What did the first accused witches in Salem all have in common?
1. Older women 2. Members of the lower class 3. Did not attend church
500
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?
A primary source is an eyewitness to a historical event and a secondary source tries to explain a historical event it did not witness
500
What changes in American society occurred as a result of the Salem Witch Trials?
1. Spectral evidence is no longer accepted in court 2. Guilty until proven innocent is changed to innocent until proven guilty
500
Why did James Oglethorpe create the colony of Georgia in 1732?
To give debtors in England a chance to better themselves in the New World
500
What is one "lie" your previous teachers taught you about the Pilgrims?
1. Pilgrims were all caring and honest people 2. The Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving in North America 3. The Pilgrims built the Plymouth Colony from nothing 4. The Puritans were the first Englishmen to settle in Mass. 5. The Puritans let everyone practice their religion freely in the Plymouth Colony