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UNIT 1
IFA STUDY GUIDE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| religious dissenters belief in hard work social conformity New England All of these describe what group of settlers in colonial North America? | Puritans |
| Name of the two rivers that formed an important boundary between British and French land claims. | Mississippi and Ohio Rivers |
| Which statement BEST describes the economy of the Mid-Atlantic/Middle colonies? | They grew much of the grains that fed the thirteen colonies. |
| What crops were typically grown in the Southern colonies for trade? | rice, tobacco, indigo |
| Which freedom was most important to the British settlers who originally settled Pennsylvania? | religious freedom |
| In 1636, Roger Williams was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and founded Rhode Island, because he supported | a separation of church and state. |
| Most of the depopulation of the Native American population in the 16th century can be attributed to | disease. |
| Which geographic features were favorable to the practice of slavery in certain colonies? | flat plains, long growing seasons |
| How did Native Americans contribute to the agricultural practices of colonial America? | They taught colonists how to cultivate native crops like corn. |
| This Native American helped the Pilgrims after the first winter in the New World by teaching the Pilgrims to catch fish and to grow corn. This Native American also served as an interpreter for the Pilgrims. | Squanto |