Variety
Name the 3 Regions
New England, Middle and Southern
What were town meetings?
Town meetings were held in the New England region. This is where people met to discuss town issues. All adult men were able to vote.
What region had Puritans and Pilgrims?
New England- Massachusetts
What were the 4 major cash crops grown in the South?
Tobacco, Indigo, Cotton, Rice
What does amend mean?
To add or change
Which region was cold, had rocky soil, and made most of their money from shipbuilding and maritime industries?
New England
What is Freedom of Press
The right to report news and express views
Which colony was created for Catholics?
Maryland
This region had the most diversity and religious tolerance
Middle
What is Parliament?
An assembly of people who influence the King
Which region had more disease outbreaks due to the hot weather?
Southern
What colony was set on fire during Bacon's Rebellion?
Jamestown
Roger Williams created this colony because he wanted religious tolerance
Rhode Island
Which colony had Quakers?
Pennsylvania
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Africans were captured and sold into slavery to the colonies. The journey across the Atlantic was brutal, many slaves died and their treatment was horrible.
Which region was known as the "breadbasket" of the colonies?
The Middle
Who was Nathaniel Bacon upset with and why?
The governor of Virginia- for not doing enough to protect colonists from Native American attacks.
Who was Phyllis Wheatly?
The first female African- American poet to have her work published
What is the Magna Carta?
It gave Europeans rights that the rest of Europe had never seen before
Southern
What is the "Great Awakening"?
When people began to think more for themselves and questioned the authority of minsters and preachers. Christianity spread.
Name all 13 colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia