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Unit 3 Test Study Gu
Unit 3 Summative Test Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 4 New England Colonies? | Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire |
| Which set of colonies were mostly founded for religious freedom? | New England Colonies |
| What are the 4 Middle Colonies? | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware |
| Which colony was given to the brother of King Charles II of England? | New York |
| Which colony resulted from the Duke of York sharing with his rich best friends? | New Jersey |
| Which colony was given to the Quakers because they were owed money by the King? | Pennsylvania |
| Which colony was created because the Quakers "the modern hippies" wanted to be fair to the Swedish people who had already settled in Pennsylvania? | Delaware |
| What are the 5 Southern Colonies? | Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
| Where did the very first English settlers land that turned out to be a huge disaster for them? | Roanoke |
| What did the Pilgrims create once they landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts so that they could have a written set of laws to follow? | Mayflower Compact |
| What was the first permanent and successful English Colony which promoted land and wealth for the settlers? | Jamestown |
| What did Captain John Smith do to help the Jamestown colony survive? | He tried to build relationships with the Powhatan Native Americans. |
| How many total English colonies were there? | 13 |
| What do you call a colony owned by 1 or 2 individual people who are not a king or country leader? | Proprietary Colony |
| What two middle colonies were proprietary colonies at one point in time? | New York and New Jersey |
| Who was the leader of the Quakers? | William Penn |
| How did William Penn feel about Native Americans? | He believed that they were the rightful owners of the land and they should be paid for it. |
| Maryland was established originally for a safe place for which religious group? | Catholics |
| Which colony did Bacon's Rebellion take place? | Virginia |
| What caused Bacon's Rebellion to take place? | He disagreed with the governor's order to stay out of Native American territory. |
| What did the southern colonies rely on to ensure their farms were successful? | slavery |
| Which southern colony was the first to introduce slavery? | Virginia |
| Which set of colonies ended up with the largest cities in the mid-1600s? | Middle Colonies |
| Why dd the Middle Colonies end up with the largest cities during this time? | They had great seaport which allowed for easy and successful trading |
| What was the main economic activity in the Southern Colonies? | Farming |
| Why was farming so important to the Southern Colonies? | They had warm climates and rich soils which were perfect for farming. |
| What was the trip that enslaved Africans were forced to take to get to America from Africa? | The Middle Passage |
| The ___________________________ helped establish the idea for the colonies that the King is not above the law and the people should have certain rights. | Magna Carta |
| Examples of the horrific treatment of slaves during the colonization period: | Middle passage was dark, unventilated, no room to sit or stand, little food and water, the sick were thrown overboard. In addition, slaves worked incredibly long days with dangerous work and owner cruelty. Slave codes prevented them from reading/writing! |