History Chapter 4/6 Flashcards
During the colonial era what happened
During this time, America became a land of great variety
What kind of people were the greatest amount of settlers
English
What were the next largest groups of people
Scots-Irish and Germans
What were the Scots-Irish
Scottish descent who had settled in Northern Ireland during the 17th century
What churches did the Scots-Irish found everywhere they went
Presbyterian
What other groups of people did America attract
French, Irish, Dutch, Welsh, Swiss, Swedes
How many people would be living in America by the time America became an independent nation
2.5 million
About _____ percent of this total were blacks of African descent, most of whom were slaves
19%
What was the largest city in America
Philadelphia
How many people lived in Philadelphia
25,000
Boston and New York had about _______ inhabitants
20,000
How many people did Charlestown have
10,000
Along the fringes of settlement lived various tribes of ________ _________
American Indians
The _________ _________ offered more religious freedom than anywhere in the world
American colonies
What did normal church services include
singing, Bible reading, prayer, and a long sermon
What was the official church in the southern colonies
the Anglican church
People could live in the Southern colonies without going to the Anglican church but, they had to pay the church taxes
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What were French protestants called
Huguenots
What family did the Huguenots include
family of Paul Revere
The middle colonies had a great deal of _________ _________
religious diversity
What religious groups did the middle colonies attract
Amish and Moravians
What teachings did the Amish and Moravians follow
John Huss
What people wrote the first classical music to be composed in America
Moravians
Who was the great Moravian leader of this period
Count von Zinzendorf of Saxony
What city did the Moravians found
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Where were most Baptists drawn to
Rhode Island
What churches were in the rest of New England
Puritan
Why did these churches become known as Congregational churches
because each local congregation had an important part in shaping the American character
The _______ played an important part in shaping the American character.
Bible
At least ____ percent of the colonists depended on farming
90
What is the name of a rough cloth used to made colonists clothing
homespun
What was the region least suited for agriculture
New England
What was New England’s chief crop
corn
What is a nickname for the Middle colonies
bread colonies
What did the Middle colonies produce an abundance of
grain
In the southern colonies, how were most farms operated
family operated
What color dye did indigo produce
blue
For the growing of export crops the ______________ _____________ became prominent
Plantation System
__________ was an important crop, especially in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
Tobacco
Where were the coastal regions
South Carolina and Georgia
What is the nickname of the coastal regions
rice country
______ was the key crop in South Carolina and Georgia
indigo
What is another name for the tidewater regions
coastal regions
What crop was grown in the coastal regions
rice
_______ a popular industry throughout the colonies
Fishing
The colonies each had a great potential for _____________ and ______
manufacturing and trade
____________ developed a good lumber industry
New England
Traders traded with indians, exchanging blankets, ammunition, and various other goods for pelts and hides.
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By the end of the colonial era, about ____ _____ of England’s trading vessels were made in America
one-third
Whale bone and Whale oil were widely used for _______
lamps
______________ was also an important source of income along the entire colonial frontier.
Fur trading
__________ operated gristmills, where colonists could have grain ground into flour
Millers
Another name for the textile industry
the cloth industry
________ ________ shod horses and forged tools, farm implements, wagon parts, and other iron products
black smiths
________ ________ made harnesses, boots, and shoes
leather workers
What did the trader’s trade for in africa
rum for slaves
Who was America’s chief overseas customer
England
What did the traders trade in the west indies
slaves for molasses
Many in England felt that the colonies existed solely for the good of their Mother Country, an idea known as
mercantilism
Ships sailing from the New England colonies usually stopped at two distant ports before returning to New England, thus the route they followed became known as the _____________ _______ ________
Triangular Trade Route
Where were trader’s first destination in the Triangular trade route
Africa
What were traders second destination in the Triangular trade route
west indies
Travel and Communication were _____ and ________
slow and difficult
A man was judged in the early days of the colonists on the basis of his ability to build a ____________ ______ in the wilderness
successful life
How were people judged in Europe
birth
______ in america was abundant and relatively inexpensive
land
What did the fireplace do
It served as an oven and a stove for cooking. In the evening it provided light, and on cold winter nights it provided warmth. Family activities often centered on the fireplace.
______ _______ were roads over which the mail was carried
post roads
How was life on the frontier
rugged. People were judged were by what they could accomplish
How are people judged in America
Wealth
Where was slavery most used
The South
What was the fort that Daniel Boone established in kentucky called
Boonesborough
What were the sparsely populated areas on the fringe of a settlement called
frontier
Who was one of the first to lead pioneers over the appalachian mountains.
Daniel Boone
What was the natural pass through the Appalachian mountains
Cumberland Gap
A school conducted by a widow or single lady, in New England, who agreed to teach in her home
dame school
What was the trail that Daniel Boone and the pioneers build called
wilderness road
