Colonial test Flashcards
What was a priority of Jamestown
security
What case crop helped Jamestown survive
tobacco
Jamestown created the Virginia house of Burgeses for their government, what type of government was this?
representative democracy
The Mayflower compact and the fundamental orders of Connecticut were early examples of democracy, True or False?
True
Who were the Puritians
Religious group wanting to reform the corruption of the church.
Who were the pilgrams?
Religious group wanting to separate from England
What was traded in the middle passage
slaves
What was triangle trade
trade that lead to Africans being brought to the New World as slaves
What was the policy of Imperialism
to take over a region to use their resources
What was Mercantilism
When the colony exist for the benefit of the mother country
What was the Navigation Acts
made it law to use British Ships
Why was slavery an important industry for the South?
the auction brought in a lot of money.
What were the advantages that England would gain from the New World
good timber
good harbors
tall trees for masts
what did the New England colonies rely on for their economy?
they relied on the shipping industry
How did the New England Colonies make government decisions?
town meetings
What European country originally owned New York
Dutch
Why was Pennsylvania originally known as the “ Holy Experiment”?
they allowed for religious tolerance.
What was a cash crop
a crop used to make a profit
The Southern colonies relied on the Plantation system. What was a plantation?
a farm that used cash crops to make money.
Which of the following was NOT a social class in the colonies?
Nobility, Gentry, Middle Class, indentured servant?
Nobility
Why did 20,000 pilgrims move to the US in 10 years during colonial times?
there was more opportunity in the Americas
What was the main role of women in the colonies?
they were taking care of the home and children
What was an important part of Jon Edwards life?
Christianity
What was included in the 1st Amendment?
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
What court case guaranteed the freedom of the press to question government?
Peter Zenger trial
The Great awakening can best be described as
a religious revival that led to more tolerance
One outcome of the great awakening was?
a new public education system in New England
With the growth of the new cities and more readers, there was a rediscovery of thinkers like John Locke. What was the main part of John Locke’s philosophy?
basic human rights for all
Why did the Puritans set up the Massachusetts bay Colony?
They wanted their colony to be based on the laws of God.
Why did people leave the Massachusetts bay colony?
religious persecution
How did England get control of New Netherland?
in 1664 they sent a fleet to seize it and renamed it New York
why did william penn found pennsylvania
he wanted to create a place for his friends who were persecuted in the new world.
religious tolerance
government where all citizens could participate.
How did the middle colonies differ from the other english colonies?
he Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers.
Others were formed as religious safe havens.
Why was Maryland founded
a haven for English Catholics to worship and conduct business without fear of persecution
Why did the settlers in Virginia fight with the Indians
Unable to adequately provide for themselves, they pressured the Indians for relief.
why did james oglethorpe found Georgia?
to resettle Britain’s poor, especially those in debtors’ prison.
what products were exchanged in the Triangle Trade
Great Britain sent cloth, guns/ammunition, and manufactured goods to Africa.
Africa sent slaves and spices to the Caribbean and America.
The Caribbean sent iron, lumber, sugar, rum, tobacco, cotton, and other crops to Great Britain.
How did the theory of mercantilism work?
a nation’s wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and reducing imports.
Why did colonists resent the Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts affected the colonists because they restricted trade.
the colonists were impacted and began smuggling to get around trade restrictions.
What items did the colonies trade?
lumber, tobacco, rice, and dried fish
How did the Navigation Acts help the colonies.
These acts benefited the Colonies by opening up many new jobs in the ship docks, providing the colonies with more money.
what rights did colonists gain as a result of the Glorious Revolution?
the right to freedom of speech, the right to regular elections, and the right to petition the king.
How did colonists educate their children?
At home or in a schoolhouse. Students were educated in one room, regardless of age.
what was the enlightenment
an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
How were social classes in the colonies determined?
social class was largely determined by wealth, occupation, and birthright.
There were three main social classes: the upper class, the middle class, and the lower class.
Who are the Gentry
High class
What are Patroons
Landholder with rights to large amounts of land
What is a proprietary colony
a colony granted to some individual w full goverment
breadbasket colony
colonies who farmed and provided northern colonies with food
Who is Jon Edwards
clergyman
began great awakening
Who is john winthrop
-english purtian
-Governour of Massachusettes Bay colony.
Who is William Penn
-English religious founder of of Pa.
-freedom of worship for all
Who is Benjamin Franklin
-only founding father to sign all 3 documents freeing america from England.
-Drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
who founded New Jersey
Henry Hudson on behalf of Holland, called it New Netherlands.
