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1st nine wks review
1st nine weeks study guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts | New England colonies |
| New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania | Middle colonies |
| Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia | Southern colonies |
| first written constitution in the New World | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| first representative government in the New World | House of Burgesses |
| When England, Spain, and France began to explore the New world | exploration era |
| when Jamestown & 13 colonies were founded | colonial america era |
| When Britain began taxing the colonies and they decided to rebel against Britain | revolution |
| She was ordered out of Massachusetts because of her religious beliefs and that she said, “God had spoken directly to her”. | Anne Hutchinson |
| He believed in separation of church and state, religious toleration, and fair treatment of Native Americans. | Roger Williams |
| why did the puritan leave England | persecuted for religious beliefs; escaped to the New World for religious freedom |
| outlet to the atlantic before separating from pennyslvania | Delaware |
| toleration act | provided religious freedom to all christians |
| Maryland was made for which religious group | roman catholics |
| georgia was made for | refuge for debtors and buffer to spanish florida |
| James Oglethorpe | founded georgia |
| Roger Williams | founded rhode island |
| They are a religious group that settled in Pennsylvania that was led by William Penn. They believe that all people are created equal. That all people should be treated equal. First to push an end to slavery. | quakers |
| Thomas Hooker | founded connecticut |
| What did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut do? | It was the first written constitution in the colonies. It expanded the idea of representative government. |
| The Mayflower Compact was associated with which colony, and what did it say? | Massachusetts, and it allowed that the Pilgrims would have majority rule and self government |
| The New England colonies were mainly founded for what reason? | religious freedom |
| new york was named after who | duke of york |
| john rolfe | married pocahontas; grew tobacco in colonies |
| How did tobacco production affect the economy of Jamestown? | It gave the settlement of Jamestown a profit-making crop. |
| William Penn | founded pennsylvania |
| Lord Baltimore | founded maryland |
| This was the first permanent English settlement. | Jamestown |
| He lived with the Pilgrims and taught them how to live in the New World. | Squanto |
| when was jamestown founded | 1607 |
| What two European countries became rivals of England for land in North America? | Spain & France |
| Trade between Africa, the New England Colonies, and the West Indies. Africa sent slaves and gold to the West Indies. The West Indies sent molasses and sugar to the New England Colonies. The New England Colonies sent rum and iron to Africa. | triangular trade |
| problems faced by jamestown citizens | Settled near a swamp Mosquitoes carrying diseases Bad drinking water Fear of Indians- Powhatans |
| colonies that were founded for religious freedom | Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey |
| new england colonies features | Rocky, poor soil, good fishing, shipbuilding, and timber used for trade |
| middle colonies features | Good ports, diverse people lived there, great trade, good soil to farm, mild climate, and the region was known to have to promote of a climate of tolerance. |
| southern colonies features | good soil for year-round growing, cash crops, and plantations with slaves, almost all agricultural and wanted to get rich off of the tobacco trade |
| Document containing the basic political rights in England, and the Declaration of Independence contains similar complaints in it. | magna carta |
| What are some of the basic rights listed for Englishmen in the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights? | Rights to trial by jury, no cruel or unusual punishment, and consent to be taxed |
| What were the British mercantilist policies? | To make a profit from the colonies, to control colonial taxation, requiring the colonies to only trade with Britain. Mercantilism required raw materials be went to England in exchange for manufactured goods. |
| Why did England neglect the colonies, and how did that contribute to the growth of representative government? | The long distance from England to the colonies made it hard for England to rule them. This allowed for the colonies to start their own form of government without much interference from King of England. |
| European Enlightenment philosopher who thought that people had natural rights such as life, liberty, and property. His ideologies influenced Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence | John Locke |
| He is an Enlightenment philosopher like Locke. He famously said the purpose of government was to protect individual freedom and property. | William Blackstone |
| expanded on Locke’s beliefs, added the judiciary to Locke’s executive and legislature; wrote of the separation of powers; believed that in a republic, education is an absolute necessity | Charles de Montesquieu |
| the Age of Reason; movement that began in Europe in the 1700s as people began examining the natural world, society, and government. | The Enlightenment |
| first formal plan that would unite the colonies. | Albany Plan of Union |
| Laws passed by Parliament in 1651 to ensure it made money from the Colonies. | Navigation Acts |
| An important preacher during the Great Awakening. His sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” convinced many people to start attending church. | Jonathan Edwards |
| This treaty ends the French and Indian War. France surrenders all of its North American possessions east of the Mississippi River to Britain. | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| This act prevented the colonist from settlin west of the Appalachian Mountains. | Proclamation Act of 1763 |
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