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AmericanColonization
three colonial regions, settlement, economics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Pilgrims arrived in the New World because... | They landed in Mass. rather than Virginia |
| How did the Pilgrims solve their lack of government problem? | the Mayflower Compact |
| What was the colony founded by the Pilgrims | Plymouth Colony |
| The Pilgrims traveled to the New World because of their disagreement with the practices of the | Church of England |
| The Puritans wanted to purify the English church of left-over practices of the | Catholic Church |
| The increasing movement of Puritans to the New World beginning in 1630 is known as | The Great Migration |
| The Puritans incorporated the Plymouth Colony into their larger colony called | the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| The Puritans were against religious freedom because they thought | their church was the only correct church |
| Roger Williams founded the colony of _______________ . | Rhode Island |
| Connecticut and Rhode Island were created mainly to allow | religious freedom |
| New Englanders practiced this kind of agriculture. | subsistence agriculture |
| The good harbors available in New England encouraged what type of economic activity | Trade |
| Besides trade, New England prospered by fishing, shipbuilding and | whaling |
| Native Americans in all colonies came into conflict with settlers over | land |
| As trade between Native Americans and colonists grew, Native Am. became dependent on | English goods |
| Conflict over land and trade led to this severe conflict in New England | King Phillip's War |
| The effect of King Phillip's War on the Native Americans was to | almost wipe them out |
| New Englanders won King Phillip's War by destroying the Native American ___________________ | food supply |
| New Englanders arranged self-government by holding ________________ | Town Meetings |
| In order to vote in a town meeting a person had to be white, own property, and be members of | the local church congregation |
| The first real constitution in North America was | the Fundamental Orders of Connecticutt |
| The most important characteristic of the Middle Colonies was their ________. | diversity |
| The colony of New York was originally settled by the ___________. | Dutch |
| The Middle Colonies were mostly settled in order to ______________. | make a profit |
| New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania were what type of colonies? | Proprietary |
| English proprietary colonies consisted of land given to one, or a group, of people by | the King of England |
| In order to attract settlers, New York and New Jersey allowed | religious and political freedom |
| Pennsylvania was created with religious freedom as a haven for | Quakers |
| The Middle Colonies' mild climate and fertile soil made them a good place for | agriculture |
| The main agricultural product of the Middle Colonies was | grain |
| Slavery was not widespread in the Middle Colonies because | farming grain was not labor-intensive |
| The main source of labor in the Middle Colonies was | indentured servants |
| Cities in the Middle Colonies tended to grow at these types of locations. | the mouths of rivers that allowed trade inland and at sea |
| Native Americans had a very different view of this, which led to treaties that the Native Americans misunderstood and colonists violated | land ownership |
| When Native Americans resisted the loss of their land to the colonists, the settlers used this as an excuse to | wipe out the Natives |
| Georgia was established as a haven for debtors and to | prevent the Spanish from expanding north |
| A large farm growing one or a few crops to be sold for cash is a | plantation |
| Tobacco plantations were common in | Virginia and Maryland |
| Agriculture in the area of North Carolina was mostly of this type. | subsistence agriculture |
| Plantations in the colony of South Carolina produced ____ and ________. | rice and indigo |
| Rice and indigo are | cash crops |
| The colony of Carolina was split into two colonies because they | developed very differently |