life in the colonies

Question 1

what document was first to limit the king of England power

Answer 1

Manga Catra

Question 2

list 3 ways the magna carta limited the kings powers?

Answer 2

-the king could not have a tax without the Parliament permission
-protected the right to own property
-gave rights to trail by jury

Question 3

what are the 2 house that make up the Parliament

Answer 3

-house of lords
-house of commons

Question 4

what document did monarchs sign during the glorious revolution?

Answer 4

The English bill of rights

Question 5

the principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a crime is know as?

Answer 5

Habeaus Corpus

Question 6

what is publishing statements that damage someones reputation

Answer 6

libel

Question 7

whose trail strengthened a persons right of freedom of press?

Answer 7

John Peter Zenger

Question 8

what are the 3 laws in the navigation acts?

Answer 8

• goods going to colonies must first go through enland
  -all goods must be shipped by an enland built or owned ship
  -the colonies could only sell sell certain products to england

Question 9

what is a smuggler?

Answer 9

someone who takes goods illegally

Question 10

family farms had to be self-sufficient. what does self-sufficient mean?

Answer 10

to be able to maintain themselves with out anyone help

Question 11

list 3 roles or responsibilities that a colonial woman might have?

Answer 11

cooking, childcare, house care

Question 12

list 3 games or toys colonial children would play?

Answer 12

hopscotch, jump rope, leapfrog

Question 13

list and give examples of the 5 social classes in the colonies and 2 examples

Answer 13

gentry- wealthy planters, lawyers
middle class- farmers, artisans
lower- laborers, indentured servants
Free African Americans
slaves

Question 14

explain what an indentured servant is

Answer 14

they sign a contact to work for 4-10 years in exchange for payment of their passage to america

Question 15

explain the difference between quantity vs, captains of quality

Answer 15

quantity- more slaves, cheaper price
quality- less slaves,higher price, better condition

Question 16

what were the 3 points of the triangler trade. Draw it.

Answer 16

Europe, Africa, Caribbean

Question 17

what goods did new England send to the Caribbean

Answer 17

fish, lumber

Question 18

what goods did the caribbean send to New England

Answer 18

sugar, molasses

Question 19

what goods did new england send to africa

Answer 19

rum and guns

Question 20

what were slave codes

Answer 20

strict laws that restricted the rights and act ivies of slaves

Question 21

what was gullah

Answer 21

a specail dialect that was created on the west coast of afica during slave times

Question 22

how many families did a town need before it had to build a school

Answer 22

50 families

Question 23

who wrote poor Richards almanac

Answer 23

ben franklin

Question 24

who was a slave who had many poems published

Answer 24

phillis wheatley

Question 25

list 2 ways Franklin helped his community

Answer 25

started libraries and fire departments

Question 26

between the 1730s and 170s the colonies experienced a religious revival call?

Answer 26

the great awakingiing

Question 27

list 3 of lockes natural rights

Answer 27

life, libarty, proberyty

Question 28

which us president did locke influence the most?

Answer 28

Thomas Jefferson

Question 29

Montesquieu argued for a separation of powers, list all 3 branches and their duties give an example of who belongs in each colony.

Answer 29

legislative branch- to make laws- congress executive branch- to enforce laws president Judaical Branch- to make judgments based laws-supreme court