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Colonial Culture
8.10-8.14 Colonial Government, Economy, & Religion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Backcountry | settlers clashed with French, Spanish & Native Americas |
| Middle Colonies | cash crops were grown here |
| New England Colonies | fishing was an important economic activity |
| Backcountry | Scots-Irish lived here |
| Southern Colonies | most enslaved African Americans lived here |
| Middle Colonies | a diverse population |
| New England Colonies | shipbuilding/shipping was an important economic activity |
| Middle Colonies | well developed cities |
| New England Colonies | the Puritans lived here |
| Middle Colonies | the “Breadbasket” colonies |
| Southern Colonies | planters lived here |
| New England Colonies | Triangle of Trade |
| Southern Colonies | plantation economy |
| New England Colonies | shortest growing season |
| Southern Colonies | longest growing season |
| Triangle of Trade | 3 stops across the Atlantic Ocean |
| New England Colonies | highest literacy rates |
| New England Colonies | learn to read the Bible |
| House of Burgesses | elected representatives to make laws |
| Mayflower Compact | ". . . for our better ordering and preservation . . . frame just and equal laws . . .as shall be . . . for the general good of the colony . . . we promise . . submission and obedience." |
| Mayflower Compact | pledge to obey the laws of the colony |
| Maryland Toleration Act | "whatever person . . . shall blaspheme God, or deny . . . Jesus Christ . . shall be punished with death, and all his or her lands and goods will be given to the Lord Proprietary . . " |
| Maryland Toleration | public whipping and a fine |
| slave codes | rules to keep people in bondage under control |
| enslaved Africans | sold by enemy tribes |
| Middle Passage | movement of slaves from Africa to North America |
| Middle Passage | part of the Triangle of Trade |
| overseers | kept slaves working and under control |
| Stono Rebellion | slave revolt |
| slave revolts | led to stricter slave codes |
| culture | the way of life of a group of people |
| mercantilism | countries take resources from colonies to benefit themselves |
| voters | white males with land |
| rights denied to colonial women | voting; owning property; collecting wages |
| apprentice | learned a trade from a craftsman; 4-7 year commitment |
| The Great Awakening | inspired colonists to help others |
| town meetings | direct democracy |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | first constitution in colonies; representative government |
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