Colonial America Lecture

Question 1

Major developments in Colonial Virginia:

Answer 1

1. Agricultural development: (1612 Tobacco)
2. Slave trade(1619)
3. First colonial assembly (1619)
4. Virginia co. Goes bankrupt and Crown takes control (1924)
5. Indians and colonists decide on bound road

Question 2

Similarities between colonies:

Answer 2

Class mobility, representative assemblies, 80% worked in agriculture

Question 3

Differences between north and south:

Answer 3

South-
More slavery
Less religion
Large scale agriculture 
Little manufacturing

North:
Less slavery 
More religion 
Small scale agriculture 
Manufacturing

Question 4

4 major reasons why British colonized America

Answer 4

1. Land
2. Religious Freedom
3. Trading opportunities
4. Mercantilism