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chapter three
social studies section 1,2,3,4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did the population of Jamestown plummet between 1609 and the spring of 1610? | A combination of famine, disease, and a harsh winter killed many in the colony. |
| How did the Powhatan Confederacy help the Jamestown colonist? | The Powhatan taught the colonist how to grow North American crops such as corn. |
| How did the London Company headright system work? | It encouraged colonist to move to Virginia by giving 50 acres of land per person to individuals and groups who paid their own way. |
| Why was the Toleration Act of 1649 significant to Americas development? | It symbolized the American value of protecting the freedom of individuals and minority groups. |
| Why did many English Catholics com to American in the 1600s? | To escape a kingdom that did not allow them to worship freely. |
| Which was a factor in the Virginia colonist decision to use slave labor? | There were not enough indentured servants to meet the high demand for workers |
| Which statement is true of the Southern colonies in the late 1600? | The important cash crops were tobacco rice and indigo. |
| The Mayflower Compact could be best described as | an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies |
| Anne Hutchinson believed that the people could have a relationship with God without guidance from ministers. Why did that belief anger Puritan church leaders? | Her idea posed a threat to their authority in the community. |
| Which quotation best expresses the point of vies of New England colonist on education? | All children need to be able to read the Bible |
| Which group did not participate in New England's early economy? | Manufacturers |
| How were the middle colonies different from the northern and southern colonies? | Generous land grants and religious tolerance brought people to the middle colonies. |
| Which of the following insects filled the marshes near Jamestown killing more than two thirds of the colonies original settlers? | mosquitoes |
| What contribution did slaves make to the economy of the middle colonies? | They worked in cities at skilled crafts such as black smithing and carpentry |
| The staple crops that supported the middle colonist included | wheat, oats, and barley |
| In large part, who filled the growing labor needs of the economy of middle colonies? | indentured servants |
| How did trade support the economy of the middle colonies? | Merchants in Philadelphia and New York City exported wheat to foreign markets. |
| What was the objective of the English Bill of Rights? | to reduce the power of English Monarch |
| What product was so valuable in the South, that it was sometimes used as money? | Tobacco |
| What town was burned to the ground during Bacons Rebellion? | Jamestown |
| What was the purpose of the series of Navigation Acts passed by Parliament between 1650 and 1696? | to require colonists to do their trading only with England |
| From the late 1600s to the early 1700s colonist did all of the following to undermine British restrictions on trade except | charge taxes on goods exported to England |
| What was the Great Awakening? | a religious movement that sept through the colonies and changed colonial religion society, and politics |
| Which of the following pairs of countries did English leaders think that the English Catholics might decide to ally with? | France and Spain |
| George Calver, who helped establish the colony of Maryland, was also known as | Lord Baltimore |
| Which of the following original colonies later split into two separate colonies in 1712? | Carolina |
| Which of the following colonies established as a debtors colony? | Georgia |
| Which of the following churches did the Puritans want to purify or reform | Anglican Church |
| What was the name of the ship that left England on September 16, 1620 with many Pilgrims on it headed toward Virginia but later landed way North of that spot? | Mayflower |
| One of the main ways that the pilgrim settlers of Plymouth was different than Virginias was | It had many families that had moved there |
| The first attempt at an English colony on the north American Continent was at | Roanoke |
| In order to try and keep peach with the Powhatan Indians, John Rolfe married the Powhatan chiefs daughter | Pocahontas |
| Why were joint-stock companies a good way of financing new colonies n North America? | Groups of people invested in the new colonies reducing the amount of loss if the colony did not make it, but also reducing the profit if the colony rings in a lot of income |
| What minister left Massachusetts and helped begin another New England colony called Connecticut? | Thomas Hooker |
| Which of the following was the colony that was founded a s a religious refuge for Quakers? | Pennsylvania |
| Families in New England often sent their young son off to learn skilled trades such a printing , shipbuilding, weaving, blacksmithing, etc, from experienced workers and were known as this until they gained experience and were ready up a level | apprentices |
| Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth? | Both colonies were started for religious reasons |
| Which of the following is true about the colonies at Jamestown, Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay? | All of the colonies were financed by joint-stock companies. |
| The high grade tobacco that the Jamestown colonist learned to grow and sell for a profit, was first developed by who? | John Rolfe |
| The group in Massachusetts that was most like the Virginia House of Burgesses was call the | General Court |
| What was a person called that signed a contract to work four to seven years for someone in return for a free journey? | indentured servant |
| What did the colonies of New Jersey and Pennsylvania have in common? | both colonies granted religious freedom to the people who lived there |
| Who brought the first enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619? | the Dutch |
| In order to provide law and order in their colony the Pilgrims signed and agreement know as | The Mayflower Compact |
| For what group of people was the colony of Maryland established for? | Catholics |
| After the English took over New Netherland from the Dutch, who became the colony's proprietor? | Duke of York |
| Roger Williams granted freedom of religion to Quakers and other religious groups who settled in which of the following colonies? | Rhode Island |
| Samoset and what other Native American helped the Pilgrims learn the skills they needed to survive the first ear in the new colonly? | Squanto |
| The Toleration Act of 1649 made it a crime to restrict the religious freedom of | Christians |
| A person who leaves a country they were born in to move to another country is | an immigrant |
| Which is NOT a reason why fishing and trade became important economic activities | The Middle Passage brought enslaved Africans to New England cities to be sold |
| Why was farming NOT as profitable in New England as it was in the Middle and Southern colonies? | New England soil was poorer the growing season was shorter and New England farms were smaller |
| The massive exodus of 40,000 people from England to the Caribbean Islands and New England between 1629 and 1640 was called | The Great Migration |
| The exchange of rum, sugar, molasses, and slaves between Africa, the West Indies and England was known as what? | Triangular Trade |
| Which early colonial region had almost no large cities | Southern |
| Which of the following means a two house legislature? | Bicameral |
| Which of the following economic activities did most people of the New England colonies participate in | farming |
| Which of the following is considered by many histories to be the Father of American Democracy | Thomas Hooker |
| In which colonial region was agriculture important? | all of the colonial regions |
| Why were most of the enslaved Africans in North America located in the Southern Colonies? | there were not enough indentured servants and hired hands to meet the need for workers on the South's plantations |
| Who founded the colony of Rhode Island after being told to leave Massachusetts because of his criticism of their way of doing things? | Roger Williams |
| Which of the following is the oldest college or university established in the English colonies? | Harvard |
| The group that gained political control of the Southern Colonies were | planters who controlled the rich land along the Atlantic Coast |
| What was the name of the economic system that England and many other European countries practiced during colonial times creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade> | mercantilism |
| What were enslaved Africans who were transported to the West Indies as part of the West Indies as a part of the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade exchanged for? | Sugar and Molasses |
| What was the movement which took place during the 1700s in which the idea that reason and logic could improve society? | The Enlightenment |
| Who was the English philosopher that believed people had the natural rights such as equality and liberty? | John Locke |
| Which people began the colony of New Netherland? | Dutch |
| In what colony did the General Court order that a school be found in every township of 50 families? | Massachusetts |
| Another name for people known as the Society of Friends is | Quakers |
| What was considered to be the center of politics in New England | the Town Meetings |
| What was brought to America on the second leg of the Triangular Trade | slaves |
| What was most of the South's economy based upon? | Agriculture |
| Who was the leader of the Puritan group that left England for Massachusetts in 1630? | John Winthrop |
| What city did William Penn name that meant city of brotherly love? | Philadelphia |
| Which of the following regions of colonies were united under one government led by Sir Edmund Andros in 1686, because King James II wanted more control over the English government and began with Dominion of | New England Colonies |
| Which of the following was NOt one of the Southern Colonies | Connecticut |
| Which of the colonial regions had the greatest amount of diversity among its citizens | Middle Colonies |
| Which of the following was NOT one of the Middle Colonies? | Maryland |
| Which of the following was NOT one of the New England Colonies? | Delaware |
| Which of the following Native American groups helped the settlers survive at Jamestown? | PowhatanNew England |
| Who was the Wampanoag chief whose tribe helped the settlers survive at Plymouth? | Massasoit |
| Where did women have more legal rights? | New England |
| Which of the following was NOT part of the Navigation Acts? | That all slaves coming to the colonies had to first be offered to England |
| What important freedom came about when John Peter Zenger was found not guilty in his trial brought about for printing a false statement that damaged the reputation of the governor of New York? | Freedom of the Press |
| What were the purpose of slave codes? | to control the slaves |
| What were the two biggest reasons that Bacons Rebellion began? | Policies towards Native Americans and higher taxes |
| What occurred during the early 1690s in Salem Massachusetts that led to the death of 19 people | Trials involving witchcraft with many being found guilty and 19 put to death |
| What was the first permanent English colony in North America? | Jamestown |
| What was the first representative assemble found in the English Colonies that was established in 1619? | The House of Burgess |
| James Oglethorpe had this vision for Georgia with it having an economy based upon | small independent farming |
| What was the name of the self government type of lawmaking body in Massachusetts? | General Court |
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