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8SS_Chapter3
Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What land did Spain, England & France claim in North America? | Spain-Florida and New Mexico France-Mississippi Valley England - east coast |
| What states make up the northern colonies? | Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire & Massachusetts |
| What states make up the southern colonies? | Tennessee, North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina & Virginia |
| What states make up the middle colonies? | New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania & New York |
| Who settled the northern colonies? | Puritans |
| How did the Puritans make a living? | Shipbuilding, whaling & fishing |
| Who settled the middle colonies? | Dutch, Swedes, Germans & Quakers |
| How did the settlers of the middle colonies make a living? | farming & industry |
| Who settled the southern colonies? | wealthy English planters |
| How did the settlers of the southern colonies make a living? | plantation farming |
| What problems did the English settlers face that encouraged them to immigrate to America? | poverty, crime, homelessness & unemployment |
| Why did the settlers come to America? | they wanted adventure, some were forced, a better life and for religious freedom |
| Two groups of people moved to the Carolina colony. Who were they? | Barbadian planters and Virginia farmers |
| Two groups of people moved to the Carolina colony. Where did they settle? | Barbadian farmers-Charlestown Virginia Farmers-Albemarle region |
| How would you describe the Carolina colony land? | It had a hot, damp climate, forests, plains and rich soil |
| What is cash crops? | crops grown on plantations and planted for the purpose of sale |
| Who settled in Forsyth County and allowed the church to control their lives? | the Moravians |
| What was Culpepper's Rebellion? | It was when the colonists opposed the Navigation Acts |
| Why was North Carolina's economy slow to develop? | They had weak leadership, poor roads, few deep harbors & unnavigable rivers |
| What was the Lord's Proprietors goal for the colony? | they wanted to make England's economy stronger & make the English merchants rich |
| What was given to the Lord's Proprietors? | the Carolina colony |
| Who was an American legend for his Indian hunting methods? | Daniel Boone |
| What is an export? | when you send goods out of the country for sale or trade |
| What is an import? | when a product is brought into the country for sale or trade |
| Where is North Carolina's only deep water port? | Wilmington |
| What is the French Indian War? | conflict between two European countries for control of America |
| How far does the Great Wagon Road run? | from Pennsylvania to Georgia |
| What was the first town founded in North Carolina called? | Bath |
| What is the Granville District? | the northern half of the North Carolina colony owned by a Lord's Proprietor |