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Unit 1
Exploration/Colonization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year was the Mayflower Compact signed? | 1620 |
| What was the natural barrier to westward expansion during the colonial time period? | Appalachian Mountains |
| Which geographic region of 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? | Southern |
| Vocab: an assembly of representatives that met in Jamestown to discuss issues; early form of representative government | Virginia House of Burgesses |
| Vocab: economic theory that allowed the kink to use raw goods from the colonies to get wealthy? | Mercantalism |
| What did New York, Boston, and Charleston have in common that provided access to foreign markets? | Natural harbors |
| What was the first successful English colony in North America? | Jamestown, Virginia |
| What lay to the South of the 13 Original Colonies? | Spanish Florida |
| What document helped establish self-government in the colonies? | Mayflower Compact |
| How did the First Great Awakening contribute to representative government? | People saw each other as equals; greater participation in government |
| What was the main reason for the Kink of England to establish colonies? | To get wealthy |
| Which geographic region of the 13 colonies relied on slave labor? | Southern |
| Which ocean bordered the 13 Original Colonies to the east? | Atlantic Ocean |
| In which present-day state is Jamestown located? | Virginia |
| Which mountain range bordered the 13 Original Colonies to the west? | Appalachian Mountains |
| What document was the first written constitution? | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| Who was the founder of Connecticut and gave a sermon that inspired the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? Hint: voting rights for all | Thomas Hooker |
| What crop did John Rolfe introduce to Jamestown that also led to the success of the colony? | Tobacco |
| What was the name of the religious revival movement that swept through the colonies in the 1700's? Hint: it was also a political movement | First Great Awakening |
| What year was Jamestown founded? | 1607 |
| Which geographic region of the 13 Original Colonies had natural harbors and fast-flowing rivers, which were later used for water-power to run the factories? | New England |
| What are the three geographic regions of the 13 Colonies? | New England, Middle, Southern |
| What did the philosophies of John Locke, Charles de Montesquieu, and William Blackstone influence in early settlements? | Ideas of self-government and democracy |
| Which geographic region of the 13 colonies was called the "Bread Basket Colonies" because of the large amount of wheat production? | Middle |
| Who founded Pennsylvania as a haven for English Quakers? Hint: think of the colony name | William Penn |
| Which geographic region had thin, rocky soil and a short growing season that was not good for large-scale farming? Hint: they used subsistence farming | New England |
| During the 1600's and early 1700's, the colonists formed their own governments and made their own laws. Why? | Because they were so far away from England |
| Why did the settlers come to the 13 Colonies? Hint: gold, god, glory, Georgia | To escape religious persecutions, for a chance to own land, to help settle land for the king, to escape personal debt |
| Who founded Rhode Island for religious freedom? | Roger Williams |
| Vocab: mostly held in the New England colonies; opportunity for colonists to discuss important issues; early form of democracy | Town meetings |
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Ms. Mckenzie
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