CHAPTER 1: Colonies

Question 1

Beginning in the 15th century, European nations began establishing these in the Americas

Answer 1

Colonies

Question 2

Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut

Answer 2

New England Colonies

Question 3

New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware

Answer 3

Middle Colonies

Question 4

Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

Answer 4

Southern Colonies

Question 5

first successful English colony

Answer 5

Jamestown

Question 6

year Jamestown was established

Answer 6

1607

Question 7

who established Jamestown?

Answer 7

English company called Virginia Stock Company

Question 8

what crop saved Jamestown?

Answer 8

tobacco

Question 9

who discovered tobacco in Jamestown?

Answer 9

John Rolfe

Question 10

people who could not afford to come to North America on their own

Answer 10

Indentured Servants

Question 10

year when the first African Americans arrive as slaves

Answer 10

1619

Question 11

tended to be divided between the rich plantation owners, poor farmers, and slaves.

Answer 11

Southern Society

Question 12

did not exist for some time in the Southern colonies

Answer 12

Public Education

Question 13

one of the most common reasons people came to America

Answer 13

Freedom of Religion

Question 14

wanted to establish a community built solely on pure biblical teachings

Answer 14

Puritans

Question 15

these colonies relied heavily on the Atlantic Ocean

Answer 15

New England Colonies

Question 16

central part of life in New England Colonies

Answer 16

Church

Question 17

resulted when various townspeople were accused of being witches., a number of them were condemned to death (OCCURRED IN NE COLONIES)

Answer 17

Salem Witch Trials

Question 18

the first to promote public education

Answer 18

The Puritans

Question 19

MOST DIVERSE AND TOLERANT COLONIES

Answer 19

Middle Colonies

Question 20

wheat and oats and barley

Answer 20

Middle Colonies

Question 21

Due to the colonies great distance from England, the British adopted a policy known as

Answer 21

Salutary Neglect

Question 22

The colonist established a ________________
government modeled after England’s form of government

Answer 22

representative

Question 23

In New England the first efforts of self government were defined in the
___________

Answer 23

Mayflower Compact

Question 24

_____________ believed that people were born with certain natural rights and that no government could take them away.

Answer 24

John Locke

Question 25

Locke advocated what is often referred to as the

Answer 25

social contract theory

Question 26

Geographic features of land encouraged creation of small family farms [No
need for slaves]

Establishment of churches and towns built around church congregations

Colonists had little to trade to “Mother” country/England so precedent of
illegal trading/smuggling common in New England – precedent of commerce
and business

Religious intolerance led to creation of other colonies

Religious sentiment led to view of slavery as evil

Answer 26

New England Colonies

Question 27

Geographic features of land encouraged creation of large
farms/plantations to cultivate cash crops/ tobacco

Colonists main trading partner “Mother” country/England so plantations
located near rivers to transport cash crops to England

Religious hypocrisy led to view of slavery as good for “savages”

Economic greed led to view of slavery as necessary

Answer 27

Southern Colonies

Question 28

Geographic features of land encouraged creation of wheat farms

Colonists main trading partner other colonies and then Mother England –
need for infrastructure to bring goods to eastern/southern colonies

Proximity to Native Americans led to peaceful coexistence between
colonists and American Indians

Tolerance was a key characteristic in Philadelphia and New York – led to
diversity of cultures.

Answer 28

Middle Colonies