Who was allowed in grammar school in the early colonies?
Boys only
What was a person called who made candles?
Chandler
In which region was the "Primer" published?
New England
How did an apprentice become a journeyman?
After working with a master for several years
Why did Benjamin Franklin publish a pamphlet?
to encourage young people to get an education
What is "heresy"?
a belief that is contrary to Scripture
Who published a pamphlet promoting education?
Benjamin Franklin
What is a "dame school"?
A woman educated neighborhood children in her home.
Where were church services held in the colonies?
meetinghouses
Who started a colony for Quakers in Pennsylvania
William Penn
Why was Yale College founded?
because Harvard College stopped promoting biblical views.
a person who has finished an apprenticeship and is now working to become a master tradesman
journeyman
Who began meeting with women in her home to discuss the Sunday sermons?
Anne Hutchinson
What were the 2 colleges in New England?
Yale and Harvard
Where did boys go to learn Greek, Latin, Math and Writing?
Grammar School
Who founded Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Why was the soil fertile in the middle colonies?
Because of the many rivers
a building used in colonial times for religious services and town meetings
meetinghouse
Who started a colony where people of any religion could be free to worship as they chose
William Penn
What 4 subjects were taught in grammar school?
Greek, Latin, Math, and writing
Where did Anne Hutchinson talk with other women about the Sunday Sermons?
in her home
Who led the first group of settlers to Maryland
Cecilius Calvert
The College of William and Mary was the first college to have a ______________ school
law
the belief that the government should not meddle in church matters
separation of church and state
Who settled problems, held trials, and collected taxes
justice of the peace
What did children use to learn how to read?
Hornbooks
New York -- Connecticut -- Virginia -- S. Carolina
the New England Colonies were mainly settled by __________________
Puritans
Large southern farms were called _______________
Plantations
a short paper on a single subject
pamphlet
a pastor who led more than 300 people to Christ during the Great Awakening
Roger Williams - Jonathan Edwards - George Whitefield
Jonathan Edwards
What college in New England was started because Harvard stopped promoting biblical values?
Yale College
The first colony to write a constitution
Massachusetts -- Pennsylvania -- Connecticut -- New York
Connecticut
Many New England colonists were:
farmers -- fishermen -- tradesmen
farmers
The revival that came to the colonies in the 1700's was called the _________________________
Great Awakening
First representative form of government in America
House of Burgesses
Who had direct control over the royal colonies?
the King of England
Which was NOT an effect of the Great Awakening?
greater emphasis on evangelism - representative government - new colleges - greater awareness of freedom
New York and New Jersey began as the Dutch Colony of _____________
New Netherland
The trade between the colonies, England and West Africa was called __________________
Triangular Trade
The Great Awakening led to a greater emphasis on _______________________
evangelism
a belief contrary to Scripture
heresy
Who opened the first public library in America
Roger Williams - Benjamin Franklin - William Penn
Benjamin Franklin
What kind of colony had the king's permission to choose its own governor?
proprietary colony
This city's name means "the city of brotherly love"
Philadelphia
Olaudah Equiano wrote a book that made people think about the evils of ________________
slavery
Why was Princeton College started? For the special training of _______________
preachers
a government where the people elect their lawmaker is called:
representative government
the evangelist who preached with a powerful voice during the Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards - George Whitefield - Anne Hutchinson - Olaudah Equiano
George Whitefield
What social class worked as tradesmen, farmers, shop keepers and ship captains
Middle class
Which colony developed the House of Burgesses
Virginia
During the Great Awakening, many Africans and ____________ became followers of Christ
Indians
Why was Dartmouth College started? To give the Indians a ______________ education
Christian
The King of England had direct control over the ___________ __________________
Royal colonies
Who founded Hartford Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
What are the three regions of colonies
New England -- Middle Colonies -- Southern Colonies
the ship-building industry was prominent in which region
New England
An apprentice that continued to work for the master but received pay for his work: ________________
journeyman
What was the first textbook printed in the colonies?
the New England Primer
Tobacco, rice and indigo became known as the three ___________________