Colonies
Colonies II
Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
Potpourri
Document Based Questions
100
What important idea from the Magna Carta influenced the colonists?
The king was not above the law.
100
Use the excerpt from the journal of Sarah Kemble Knight to answer the question.
“They are governed by the same laws as we in Boston, or little differing, throughout this whole colony of Connecticut. And much the same way of church government, and many of them good, sociable people, and I hope religious too: but a little too much independent in their principles, and, as I have been told, were formerly in their zeal very rigid in their administrations towards such as their laws made offenders, even to a harmless kiss or innocent merriment among young people. Whipping being a frequent and counted an easy punishment, about which as other crimes, the judges were absolute in their sentences.”
What does this reveal about the New England colonies?
People were treated harshly if they broke laws.
100
in Great Britain, a group made up of representatives and the king or queen that makes the laws for the country
Parliament
100
a person who speaks or acts on behalf of someone else
representative
100
Why was the demand for enslaved workers lower in New England than in the Southern colonies?
Growing conditions were poor.
100
Where were the greatest number of enslaved person sent?
South America
200
What two details can you put in the Middle Colonies column
had fertile soil that led to the development of farming
had the highest number of free African Americans
200
Fertile soil benefited which colony the most?
South Carolina
200
a neutral area that separates rival nations or factions
buffer zone
200
a group of people that makes laws
assembly
200
cruel, lacking mercy
inhumane
200
In what ways did enslaved workers resist slavery?
They broke tools.
They organized rebellions.
They attempted to escape.
300
What is one detail belongs in the New England Colonies column
did fishing and whaling
300
In which region did Native American groups such as the Massachusett and Mohegan live?
New England
300
a person who owes money
debtor
300
to control or place limits on
regulate
300
private ownership of people
chattel slavery
300
Which of these products were bought and sold in the triangular trade?
rum
400
What two details can we put in the Southern Colonies column?
had fertile soil that led to the development of farming
had mild winters
400
Why was the colony of Georgia founded? Give two correct answers.
to give prisoners and debtors a fresh start
to serve as a buffer zone against Spanish territory
400
describing a person who owns and cultivates a small farm
yoeman
400
a branch of a religion
Protestant
400
areas around the equator that remain warm all year
tropical latitudes
400
What explains the pattern on the graph?
The Southern colonies had a plantation economy that relied on enslaved labor.
500
What are the four Middle Colonies?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
500
How did the Middle colonies differ from New England?
The Middle colonies were more religiously tolerant than New England.
500
the ability of people to rule themselves and make their own laws
self-government
500
not religious
secular
500
How did enslaved Africans create an African American culture?
They combined elements from Africa and their new home.
500
Which colonies had the highest percentage of enslaved persons? Select the two correct Answers.
Georgia
South Carolina