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8SS_EarlyColonizatio
Early Colonization Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did settlers come to the new world? | for political, economic and religious reasons |
| When millions of people left Europe and Africa what did this result in with the world's population? | redistribution |
| What were the thirteen colonies divided into? | 3 regions |
| What are the New England colonies? | Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire & Rhode Island |
| What are the Mid-Atlantic Colonies? | Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey & Delaware |
| What are the Southern colonies? | North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland |
| What were the Puritans seeking to escape from? | religious persecution |
| What did they form? | a covenant based on the Mayflower Compact |
| How many of the original 102 survived? | 44 |
| What was society in New England based on? | religious standing |
| Who were the Puritans intolerant of? | religious dissenters |
| What age did most Puritans lived until? | 70 |
| How many children did the Puritan families have? | 6 |
| What did the Puritans practice? | patriarchy |
| Who was Roger Williams? | a young and popular minister |
| What did Williams believe? | that government and religion should be separate |
| What happened to Williams in 1635? | he was exiled to Rhode Island |
| Why was Anne Hutchinson a threat to the Puritan government | because she was intelligent & strong-willed |
| What did Anne Hutchinson believe in? | an extreme form of predestination |
| What was Rhode Island known as? | the sewer |
| What was Rhode Island in reality? | a place of religious freedom |
| Why did the New England colonies prosper? | they believed in hard work and thrift |
| What was the Puritans economy based on? | fishing & shipbuilding |
| What did the Puritans practice? | direct democracy |
| Where did the Puritans discuss politics? | in town meetings |
| Who settled the Mi-Atlantic region? | the Dutch, English & Germans |
| How many religious groups did the Mid-Atlantic Colonies have? | multiple |
| What did the Mid-Atlantic Colonies develop? | the middle class |
| What did the Mi-Atlantic colonies become known as? | cosmopolitan |
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