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Chapter 3
American Republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Southern Colonies had | rich soil and long growing season |
| roads were built during | colonial era |
| Black slaves often served as household servants | in the northern colonies |
| farmers in the middle colonies | raised cereal grain |
| elections were conducted how in the colonies | public |
| most of the early colonist relied on | grown food and natural resources to survive |
| Industries did not grow in the | Southern colonies |
| all of the colonies established | legislature |
| In the British colonies which group was most active with the Indians to share the Gospel | Puritans |
| Colonist were threatened by the Indians for | a long time |
| New England colonies | timber used for shipbuilding and industry, local government was in town meetings |
| Middle Colonies | had several navigable rivers to aid in transportation and settlements. It was not particularly British |
| Southern Colonies | was located in the Piedmont and Tidewater |
| what war did the colonist capture Indians and sold them as slaves | Pequot War |
| Which war resulted in the burning of Jamestown and where the settlers attacked Indians without government permission | Bacon's Rebellion |
| Which war resulted in the loss of the Indian way of life and spread through Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, New York and Maine | King Phillip's War |
| Undeveloped area at the edge of the settlements was called | the frontier |
| Property taxes was the main source of what | income for the colonial government |
| What was the triangular trade | the trade network between Americans, Europe, and Africa |
| Plantations | Large farms in the southern colonies |
| Christian Indians lived here to learn laws, manners, and town life | Praying Towns |
| What was the most important crop | corn |
| the legislature | had the power of the purse |
| at a town meeting | night watchmen were appointed, new settlers were given citizenship, helping the poor was considered |
| France had the smallest | immigrants |
| New England colony | cold climate, thin and rocky soil, relied on fishing |
| Middle Passage referred to | African journey to the new world |
| The french Huguenots had a particularly strong presence in | South Carolina |
| Settlers used Rivers | to travel inland |
| John Elliot | Algonquin |
| Colonist used the Conestoga Wagon to | move belongings inland |
| Take note of the natural resources in the Southern, Middle, and New England Colonies | Pages 39-42 |