1st 9 Weeks Test Flashcards
PA, NY, and NJ are all a part of which colonial region?
Middle
Why were joint-stock companies a good way of financing new colonies in North America?
Large sums of money could be raised with little risk to the investors.
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
Stockholders of the VA company of London
Name 3 reasons why people left Europe and came to America
Overpopulation - improve way of life - religious freedom
What is a charter?
Permission to start a colony in the new world
Why did John Smith say “he that does not work shall not eat”?
He wanted the colony to be organized and safe.
How did Pocahontas help keep the peace between her tribe and the settlers of England (3 things)?
Married John Rolfe
Befriended the settlers
Brought Jamestown settlers food
Who developed a profitable tobacco plant, which helped save Jamestown’s economy?
John Rolfe
Why did Jamestown settlers have a starving time?
Indian attacks, disease, and lack of the ability to leave the fort made gathering food difficult
An indentured servant traded what in exchange for passage to America?
His labor
The arrival of Africans in Jamestown provided VA with the opportunity to
Expand its tobacco economy
In 1619, what marked the start of representative government in North America?
House of Burgesses
How is the First VA Charter an example of colonial self-government?
It allowed for meetings and decisions to be made by colonial leaders
Why did the Pilgrims, Puritans, and Quakers leave England?
To practice their religion freely
The Pilgrims were known as
Separatists - wanted to separate from church but puritans wanted to reform it
Why did the Puritans want to build a “city upon a hill?”
To show others how an ideal Christian community should be
Which group was tolerant of other religions?
Quakers
Why were Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams banished?
They challenged the Puritan Church
Who said the Pennsylvania NAs, “may we always live together as neighbors and friends”
William Penn
Which colony did Roger Williams start after he was banished?
Rhode Island
In New England, what is it called when the community meets and makes decisions about local issues?
Town/assembly meetings
What role did women play in Quaker religious meetings?
They were allowed to lead the meetings
Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
To help them govern their new colony fairly
What was unusual about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut documents?
It did not reference the king
This Connecticut founder is known as the “Father of American Democracy”
Thomas Hooker
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims?
Farming techniques
Which of the following communities would be best described as being ruled by a theocracy?
Massachusetts Bay
What was the main purpose of the New England Articles of
Confederation?
To unite to defend against Indian attacks
The Mayflower brought which group to America?
Separatists of Plymouth
Which economic activity dominated the early French settlements in America?
Fur trade
What was the impact of the Great Awakening on the colonies?
It increased tolerance of religious differences
What is one reason for the growth of slavery in the colonies?
The colonies had a lot of land on which to grow cash crops
Who were protected by Maryland’s 1649 Act of Toleration?
All Christians
Where were France’s colonial claims?
Canada + MS River
