Geography
Culture and Clashes
Government and labor
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100
What country established colonies along the eastern coast of North America?
England / Great Britain
100
Which colonial region was known for having the best relationship with Natives?
Middle/Mid-Atlantic
100
Give an example of early colonial self-government.
Town halls in New England
the House of Burgesses in Virginia
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
100
What was the major reason people moved to the New England colonies?
Religious freedom
100
What was the primary purpose of the Mayflower Compact when it was signed in 1620?
A To establish a formal alliance with Native American tribes
B To create a system of government for the Plymouth Colony
C To outline trade agreements with England
D To define land ownership rights in the New World
B To create a system of government for the Plymouth Colony
200
List the three colonial regions.
New England
Middle (Mid-Atlantic)
Southern
200
This conflict between colonists in New England and the Native Americans led by Metacom resulted in the virtual elimination of Natives from that region?
King Philip's War
200
Explain the historical significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses in colonial America.
It was the first representative legislative body in the colonies.
200
What was salutary neglect?
The policy of the British Crown of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws
(1607-1763)
200
“One day, when we had a smooth sea, and a moderate wind, two of my wearied countrymen, who were chained together (I was near them at the time), preferring death to such a life of misery, somehow made through the nettings, and jumped into the sea: immediately another quite dejected fellow, who, on account of his illness, was suffered to be out of irons, also followed their example.” - The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Equiano is MOST likely describing his experience during which historical event?
The middle passage
300
What was the first permanent English settlement on the North American continent?
Jamestown, VA
300
Describe why the middle (mid-Atlantic) colonies were the most ethnically and religiously diverse.
Pennsylvania was religiously tolerant because it was founded by a Quaker.
300
What was the primary purpose of the Mayflower Compact when it was signed in 1620?
A To establish a formal alliance with Native American tribes
B To create a system of government for the Plymouth Colony
C To outline trade agreements with England
D To define land ownership rights in the New World
B To create a system of government for the Plymouth Colony
300
Which of these individuals would have been MOST likely to settle in one of the Mid-Atlantic/Middle colonies?
- a member of the Puritan religious sect
- a German immigrant searching for religious freedom and tolerance
- a wealthy planter in search of cheap land for a cotton plantation
- a widowed woman seeking full voting and property ownership rights
a German immigrant searching for religious freedom and tolerance
300
Describe a favorable balance of trade under mercantilism.
Imports < exports
400
What region is known for its navigable rivers and natural harbors?
Mid-Atlantic / Middle
400
How did the Great Awakening change colonial society in the early 1700s?
The movement challenged the structure of old church view and led to the emergence of new Christian denominations
400
Why did slavery become more common in the Southern colonies than in the Northern ones?
Cash crop agriculture took off in the South due to long growing seasons, fertile soil
400
How did tobacco cultivation influence the economic development of the Southern colonies in the 17th century?
It became a major cash crop that drove economic growth and trade
400
Typically lower class Englishmen who couldn’t afford to pay for the voyage to North America but saw life in the colonies as an opportunity for economic advancement they would otherwise never have in England.
Worked for a land owner in exchange for their passage to North America, usually for about seven years
Indentured servants
500
Describe one of the main economic activities of the New England colonies AND link it to their climate and/or geography.
Answers will vary.
Activities included:
Shipbuilding, timber/lumber (harvesting wood), fishing
500
Where did the architecture for shotgun style houses come from? Why were they built like that?
West Africa; creates air circulation
500
What was Bacon’s Rebellion, and how did it lead to changes in the labor system of the Southern colonies?
Bacon’s Rebellion was a 1676 uprising of poor farmers and former indentured servants in Virginia who were angry about lack of land and the government’s failure to protect them from Native attacks.
After the rebellion, wealthy landowners became more fearful of using indentured servants who could become rebellious once freed. As a result, they began to rely more on enslaved Africans for labor, since slavery was permanent and hereditary.
500
Describe each leg of the triangular trade.
What is going where? From where is it going?
500
Describe the TWO ways that colonies benefit the mother country under mercantilism.
1. Providing natural resources
2. Serving as a market for manufactured goods