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VUS.3 Questions
VUS.3 Essential Information on Colonial America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. On what was the New England economy based? | Shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale subsistence farming and eventually manufacturing |
| 2. Why did the New England colonies prosper? | Because of the Puritan’s strong belief in the values of hard work and thrift |
| 3. List the Middle Colonies. | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware |
| 4. On what was the economy in the Middle Colonies based? | Shipbuilding, small-scale farming and trading |
| 5. Which cities in the Middle Colonies developed as seaports and commercial centers? | New York and Philadelphia |
| 6. On what was the economy in the eastern coastal lowlands of Virginia and the other Southern colonies based? | Large plantations that grew tobacco, rice, and indigo for export to Europe |
| 7. On what was the economy in the mountains and valleys of the Appalachian foothills based? | Small-scale subsistence farming, hunting and trading |
| 8. What characterized colonial life? | Strong belief in private ownership of property and free enterprise |
| 9. What was the basis of New England’s colonial society? | Religious standing |
| 10.Were the Puritans tolerant of dissenters? | No |
| Who were the dissenters? | Those who challenged the Puritans’ belief in the connection between religion and government |
| Where did the dissenters fleeing persecution by the Puritans in Massachusetts settle? | Rhode Island |
| Which group of colonies were home to multiple religious groups? | The Middle colonies |
| Where did the Quakers settle? | Pennsylvania |
| Where did the Huguenots and Jews settle? | New York |
| Where did the Presbyterians settle? | New Jersey |
| Why were the Middle colonies more tolerant of different Religions? | They had more flexible social structures and began to develop a middle class of skilled artisans, entrepreneurs (business owners) and small farmers |
| On what was the social structure in Virginia and the Southern colonies based? | Family status and the ownership of land |
| Which group in Virginia and the Southern colonies dominated colonial government and society? | Large landowners in the eastern lowlands |
| Which colony maintained an allegiance to the Church of England and closer social ties to England than any other colony? | Virginia |
| How was society characterized in the mountains and valleys of Virginia and the Southern colonies? | By small subsistence farmers, hunters and traders of Scotch-Irish and English descent |
| What was the Great Awakening? When? | A religious movement that swept both Europe and the colonies during the mid-1700s |
| What were the three results of the Great Awakening? | It led to the rapid growth of evangelical religions such as Methodists and Baptists It challenged the established religious and governmental order It laid one of the social foundations for the American Revolution |
| What type of labor was required on the plantation-based agricultural economy in the hot, humid coastal lowlands of the Southern colonies? | Indentured servants and slaves |
| Where were the indentured servants in Virginia often from? | England, Scotland and Ireland |
| What was the agreement with the indentured servants? | They agreed to work on the plantations for a period of time in return for their passage from Europe or relief from their debts |
| Which group of people eventually filled the plantation labor needs? | Africans |
| Were Africans ever indentured servants? | Yes, some worked as indentured servants, earned their freedom and lived as free citizens during the Colonial Era |
| What conflict did the development of a slavery-based agricultural economy in the Southern colonies eventually lead to? | The Civil War |
| What type of political life did the New England Colonies have? | They used an Athenian form of direct democracy (town meetings) |
| What type of political life did the Middle Atlantic Colonies have? | Their democratic principles reflected basic rights of Englishmen |
| What type of political life did the Southern Colonies have? | They maintained strong ties with Britain with planters playing leading roles in representative colonial legislatures |
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