2023 History Book 2 test Flashcards
George Washington
aide to Braddock, French and Indian War
Benjamin Franklin
Creator of the Albany Plan to unify colonies
William Bradford
Roger Williams
Governor of Plymouth
Thomas Hooker
Founder of Connecticut
James Oglethorpe
Founder of Georgia
Pontiac
Chief that planned the largest colonial Indian war in 1763
James Winthrop
founder of Mass. Bay colony
Johnathan Edwards
American pastor/ scholar, Great Awakening
William Penn
Founder of PA
King Philip
Wampanoag chief, attacked New England 1675
George Whitefield
Anglican evangelist of Great Awakening
William Pitt
Organized British victory, Seven Year’s war
Squanto
Native American friend that helped Plymouth colony
Lord Baltimore
founder of maryland
The main industries of New England were __________, whaling and ship building
Fishing
the most important crop in the middle colonies was ___________
wheat
the major crops of the south were tobacco, __________ and indigo
rice
PA, Maryland, and the Carolinas were founded as _________- colonies
proprietary
the largest denominations in the colonies by 1770 were the ___________ and the Anglicans
congregationalist
The ________ was written by the Plymouth colonist to create a government, since they were outside the jurisdiction of Virginia
Mayflower Compact
_________ was the last of the 13 colonies to be established
Georgia
the __________ war settled the issue of whether France or Britain would dominate North America
French and Indian
the ________ of 1763 barred the colonist from settling west of the Appalachians
Proclamation
PA, Delaware and New Jersey were associated with people of the _____ religion when they were organized and settled
Quaker
Most of New England was settled from it
Mass.
the corporation that chartered it brought their charter with them to America
Mass.
intended to be a haven for Cathloics
Maryland
first colony to have complete freedom of religion
Rhode Island
founded by orthodox Puritans who wanted more political freedom than in Mass.
Connecticut
taken from the dutch west india company by the duke of york
New York
given by the duke of York to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley, eventually sold to Quakers
New Jersey
founded as a haven and new start for debtors
Georgia
Northern part of land given to important friends of Charles 2, settled from Virginia by independent people
North Carolina
had the only major city in the south in 1700s, settled from West Indies, farmers brought their slaves
South Carolina
true or false
during the french and indian war the colonist gained military experience and learned to dislike the British attitude towards them
true
true or false
the americans controlled their governors by the assembly’s control of the colony’s money
true
true or false
king williams war was the 7 years war in Europe
false
true or false
the colonist who founded plymouth plantation were quakers
false
true or false
a majority of colonies were royal colonies by the revlotion
true
true or false
all the colonies had an elected assembly by the time of the revolution
true
true or false
british colonies had a greater population and more industry than the French colonies before the french and indian war
true
true or false
the american colonist objected to paying quit-renters
true
true or false
american toleration was born in the southern colonies
false
true or false
new england life centered around small farms in towns that were often religious communities
true
