Ch4 Study Guide Flashcards
What was the most important building in a New England town?
The meeting house.
What region needed slaves for plantations?
Southern
What region had a lot of ship building?
New England
What is a plantation?
A large farm that grows cash crops
Who was William Penn?
He was a quaker who started Pennsylvania.
Who founded Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
What region was tobacco a cash crop?
The Southern colonies
What region has a lot of wheat farming?
The middle region
How were New York and New Jersey formed?
The Duke of York named New York and gave land to his friends who called it New Jersey.
What region had rivers and streams that were used to produce power?
New England
Which region had the longest growing season?
The Southern
What colony protected Catholics?
Maryland
Give several examples on how settlers changed their environment.
- Built towns
- Formed roads
- Cut down trees
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
The settlers could not settle WEST of the Appalachian Mountains.
What 3 countries were a part of the Triangular Trade?
- Europe
- Americans
- West Indies Africa
What colony protected other colonies from Spanish Florida?
Georgia
What was the Middle Passage?
The journey for Africans to get to America
- What two sides were fighting in the French and Indian War?
- What were they fighting over?
- French & Indians VS British
- The Ohio River Valley
Who could vote in New England Colonies?
The free white, land owning, church belonging men.
Who did the 13 colonies belong to?
England’s king
