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Lesson 1-5 review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which colonial region has rocky soil, cold winters and built its economy around fishing shipbuilding and trade | New england |
| why is the middle colony called the breadbasket | produced & exported massive amounts of grain, wheat, corn, rye and barley |
| how did the warm climate and fertile soil in the southern colonies shape how people made a living there | created a plantation economy focused on a large scale cash crop agricultural |
| how did eastern woodlands tribes like the haudenosaurenees or powhatan use forest resources to build their home | _______ tribes used flexible saplings for structural frames and thick trees bark for watertight, insulating exterior covering |
| what was the "three sisters" combination of crops grown by many indigenous groups, and why were they grown together | the_________ combination of crops grown by many indigenous group consist of corn (maize), climbing beans and squash |
| before european setters arrived, how did indineous nations in eastern north america pass down their history and traditions to younger generations | _________ passed down history by rich oral tradition , storytelling and mnemoic devices |
| who were the lord proprietors and what was their main goal | 8 loyal English noblemen who received a massive grant of land in north America called Carolina from King Charles the second In 1663. Their main goal was to make profit |
| why did the Carolina colony eventually split into two separate colonies: north and south carolina | ___________ due to the original territory & 2 regions had major differences in geography economy and politics |
| what kind of settlers were attracted to early North Carolina, and what main cash crop did they focus on farming | were English, Virginian & immigrant farmers looking for cheep land personal freedom and relief from taxes, w/ wheat & tobacco |
| what was the main difference between an indentured servant and an enslaved person in the colonies | an indentured servant worked under a temporary, voluntary contract for a set number of years, while an enslaved person faced a lifelong, forced condition of bondage that was passed down to their children |
| which cash crop (like rice, indigo, and tobacco) drove the demand for enslaved labor in the southern colonies | tobacco, rice, and indigo |
| what was the triangular and what was transported along the forced Atlantic ocean leg known as the middle age | multi trade network that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century, it transported millions of captive African Americans |
| what was the Mayflower compact and why was it an important early step toward self government in America | a short written agreement signed by 41 male passengers aboard the mayflower to establish a temporary government and created fair laws |
| who were the regulators in north Carolina and why were back country farmers so angry with colonial officials | were a large group of back country farmers and colonists who organized the regular movement due to the deep economic extortion, lack of political representative and system corruption |
| how did early colonial town meetings and elected assemblies (like the Virginia house Burgesses) give colonists practice in governing themselves | allowing them to make local laws, manage budget and debate public policy |
| cash crop | agriculture product grown specifically to sell or to make profit |
| proprietor | a legal tittle given by a king |
| indentured servant | laborers who sign a contract to work w/o wage for a period of time. Usually 4-7 years, in exchange for passage, to America, food, shelter, and clothes |
| plantation | A very large farm that grow a single cash crop |
| self government | ability of a person, community or nation to control its own actions & make laws w/o interference from outside authority |
| triangular trade | multi trade network that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century |
| middle passage | transported millions of captive African american |
| regulators | a member of a back country movement in the Carolinas that protested corrupt local official |
| assembly | an elected lawmaking body in a colony modeled on parliament |
| indigenous | native, original or naturally occurring in a particular place rather than arriving from somewhere else |
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