Unit 1- Colonization

Question 1

In which present-day state is Jamestown located?

Answer 1

Virginia

Question 2

What document helped established self-government in the colonies?

Answer 2

Mayflower Compact

Question 3

Who founded Rhode Island for religious freedom?

Answer 3

Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson

Question 3

Which geographic region of the 13 colonies relied on slave labor?

Answer 3

Southern Colonies

Question 4

What was the name of the religious revival movement that swept through the colonies in the 1700’s?

Answer 4

First Great Awakening

Question 4

What was the natural barrier to westward expansion during the colonial time period?

Answer 4

Appalachian Mountains

Question 7

What was the main reason for the King of England to establish colonies?

Answer 7

To get wealthy

Question 8

Why did the settlers come to the 13 colonies?

4 reasons

Answer 8

1. To escape religious persecution
2. For a chance to own land
3. To help settle the land for the king
4. To escape personal debt (Georgia)

Question 9

What did New York, Boston, and Charleston have in common that provided access to the foreign markets?

Answer 9

Natural Harbors

Question 11

During the 1600’s and early 1700’s, the colonists formed their own governments and made their own laws. Why?

Answer 11

Because they were so far away from England.

Question 12

Which geographic region of the 13 colonies had natural harbors and fast-flowing rivers, which were later used for waterpower to run the factories?

Answer 12

New England

Question 13

What year was the Mayflower Compact signed?

Answer 13

1620

Question 14

Which geographic region of the 13 colonies was called the “Bread Basket Colonies” because of the large amount of wheat production?

Answer 14

Middle Colonies

Question 15

Identify: mostly held in the New England colonies; opportunity for colonists ti discuss important issues; early form of democracy

Answer 15

Town Meetings

Question 16

What did the philosophies of John Locke, Charles de Montesquieu, and William Blackstone influence in the early settlements?

Answer 16

Ideas of self government and democracy

Question 17

Which mountain range bordered the 13 Original Colonies to the west?

Answer 17

Appalachian Mountains

Question 18

Which ocean bordered the 13 Colonies to the east?

Answer 18

Atlantic Ocean

Question 19

What year was Jamestown founded?

Answer 19

1607

Question 20

Which geographic region if the 13 Colonies had a warm, mild climate with a lot of precipitation and a long growing season that was good for large-scale farming?

Answer 20

Southern Colonies

Question 22

Which geographic region had thin, rocky soil and a short growing season that was not good for large-scale farming?

Answer 22

New England

Question 24

Who was the founder of Connecticut and gave a sermon that inspired the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

Answer 24

Thomas Hooker

Question 25

What was the 1st successful English colony in North America?

Answer 25

Jamestown

Question 26

What crop did John Rolfe introduce to Jamestown that also led to the success of the colony?

Answer 26

Tobacco

Question 27

What document was the first written constitution?

Answer 27

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Question 29

What was the name of the economic theory that allowed the king to use raw goods from the colonies to get wealthy?

Answer 29

Mercantilism

Question 30

How did the 1st Great Awakening contribute to representative government?

Answer 30

People saw each other as equals; greater participation in government.

Question 31

Identify: an assembly of representatives that met in Jamestown to discuss issues; early form of representative government

Answer 31

House of Burgesses

Question 32

Who founded Pennsylvania as a haven for English Quakers?

Answer 32

William Penn

Question 34

What lay to the South of the 13 Original Colonies?

Answer 34

Spanish Florida

Question 37

What are the 3 geographic regions of the 13 colonies?

Answer 37

New England, Middle, and Southern