soc test 4 Flashcards
New England Geogrpahy
Rocky soil, mountains , forests, long cold winters, long seashores and many rivers.
New England Employment
Seashore economy, shipping, fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, naval supplies and trading. Some logging and trapping in vast forests.
Home Life New England
Lived in seaport towns, small strong homes (widows perch), some cattle, sheep and pigs raised with small family gardens for vegetables. Some hunting and trapping.
New England Relgion
Deeply religious people (many Puritans). Religion played a large role in everyday life. God was just and feared and they did not approve of “lighthearted things or behavior”
Punshment New England
Very strict and severe, stocks were used commonly. Whipping posts and dunking stools were also used- all in public!
Education New England
Reading was very important for all to learn (bible). NE becomes the leader in education in America (like Syo!). 1647 MA Colony passes law that all towns must provide schooling. 1636, Harvard College started in MA.
The New England Colonies were very serious(devout) about their what?
religious beleifs
Many feared and beleived in what?
evil things and witchcraft (men and women possessed by evil spirits.)
Being accused of witchcraft was a serious offense and if found guilty what could happen to a person?
the person could be severely punished or even executed.
The Salem Witch trials took place when?
1682 MA
The Salem wtch trals were the most famous instance of what?
People being accused of being witches and some receiving sever punishment and even execution
Spring 1682 over 200 people were accused of what and tried for what?
Spring 1682 over 200 people were accused of being a witch and tried for witchcraft
In the Salem Witch trials how many were found guilty and how many were executed?
30 were found guilty, 19 were executed!
Historians call the Salem witch trals what?
The largest case of “Mass Hysteria” in American history
There was multiple instances of ________ and _____ throughout New England during this time period.
There were multiple instances of witch trials and punishments throughout New England during this time period.
Middle Colonies Geography
Excellent soil, seasonal growing, cold winters, warm, humid summers, some mountains and hills with many rivers and shoreline.
Middle Colonies employment
farming is main industry, known as the “Bread Colonies”, wheats and grains, some industry (rope making, iron mills and nautical supplies), shipping, fishing and whaling. Trapping and hunting.
Home Life Middle Colonies
Small homes and towns (easy to heat), some large estates, many scotch Irish, French and Dutch settle here. New York City (formerly New Amsterdam) becomes a major trade and financial area.
Middle colonies religion
The middle colonies are called the “melting pot” of religions. Many different religions welcomed; Quakers, Protestants, Catholics, Jewish etc…
Middle Colonies movements
The anti slavery movement (later called the abolitionists mvmnt) started here.
Mddle Colonies education
fewer schools and colleges than in NE. 1750, The College of NJ (Princeton) started. King’s College also started (Columbia) 1754 in NYC
Southern Colonie Geography
The southern colonies were very warm and enjoyed long growing seasons –Soil was fertile and rich with nutrients with large tracts of flat land perfect for agriculture –HAZY-HOT-HUMID
Sothern Colonies economy
farming farming farming. Large self sufficient plantations growing mainly one crop. –Small family farms with crops and livestock
Southern Colonies Home Life
Three to four major crops were primarily grown; cotton, indigo, tobacco and rice. (cash crops). Most sold to industrialized England. Cotton and tobacco were the most profitable. –Large plantation homes with wealthy landowners and facilities for workers and slaves.
Southern Colonies education
Most were home taught, some small schools and educations was illegal for slaves (severe punishment)
What concept dates back thousands of years
The concept of holding other humans as slaves
At first large farm owners used indentured servants to work their fields but then what happend?
they soon became scarce and too expensive.
African slaves were what and were readily available where?
African slave were cheaper and were readily available from already established slave markets in Africa and the Caribbean.
Some colonies enacted what which did what?
Some colonies enacted “slave codes” which governed the behavior and punishment of slaves (severe).
Slaves were primarily used by what?
large farm (plantations) mainly.
Overseers where hired to do what?
to keep slaves working and in line
Many people came to the 13 colonies to escape what?
to escape the overcrowding of England in search of the many freedoms America presented.
Many literally rebuilt what in America
New lives
As years went by there were some who felt that even the 13 colonies were too what?
crowded and migrated west.
These “Frontiersmen” or “Mountain-men” were looking for what?
untouched wilderness and longed for the solitude of life outside society. (think living “off-grid” today)
Many people who lved in the frontier became what.
Hunters and trappers
Why did these hunters and trappers have to interact with society?
to sell their hides and furs to purchase supplies they couldn’t produce themselves.
The fronteir stretched from the colonies to what and beyond into where?
to the mississippi River and beyond the French territory
How was life for these authentic survivialists?
dangerous and often deadly
These people added to America’s already established what?
RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM persona known throughout the world.
What was brought to England for trade for manufactured goods?
Raw materials
Northenr cities were the center of what?
shipping and trade.
Sugar and molasses from the Carib was made into ____ which was sent where and traded for slaves?
Sugar and molasses from the Carib was made into rum which was sent to West Africa and traded for slaves
The Northern cities link all three _______ to each other and to the res of the world
colonial regions
Slaves were brought over from West Africa on what?
The middle passage
Slaves were often times traded in the carribean for….
sugar and molasses
Because of this Triangular trade the 13 colonies enjoyed what?
a very robust economy and flourished.
The French and Indian War time period
1756-1763
InThe french and idian war what group of people were the french aided by?
The Native Americans
In the French and Indan war the french were going up against who?
The Englsh
Who was the king of france during the French and Indan war.
King Louis XIV
What did King Louis want to do with New france?
HE wanted to strangthen his control over t
When dd war brake out between the britsh and the French?
1756
The Englsh colonists fought against the French and Native americans. Who were they financed by?
England
Why did the Native AMericans fight wth the French?
Because the French promised a return of colonial land.
What was the turning point of the French and Indian War?
The battle of Quebec which was a britiwsh victory
What treaty ended the French and Indan war and when
the treaty of Paris (1763)
What land was given to the English after the French and Idian war?
Canada and the land east of the miss
Time period
1607 - 1775
Quote by Benjamin Franklin
“Early to rse, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise”
