review for colonial era- 1600’s standards 1, 2, 4: a
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The immigrants who were blown off course by a storm and landed in
Plymouth were called the
•Pilgrims
The Colony established by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson for reasons of religious freedom was
•Rhode Island
The man who “saved” Jamestown from extinction by saying only
those who worked could eat was
•John Smith
The theory that if a country’s wealth increased, all other
country’s wealth decreased was called
•Mercantilism
The portion of the triangular trade that brought slaves to the New
World was called the
•Middle Passage
Indian tribal chief who gave the Jamestown colonists food and helped them survive was called
•Powhatan
The Puritans were called Dissenters because they
•Disagreed with the Anglican Church and wanted to purify it
Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield
• Preached the Great Awakening, a series of revivals, in the Colonial Era
• They told people they had freedom to chose whether to serve God or not and therefore could chose their future and afterlife
The Americas, Africa, England
• 3 points of the Triangular trade
Colonies
Europe
Africa
House of Burgesses is known for what and where
• In Virginia
• First locally elected legislative assembly in North America
Peter Stuyvesant
• Dutch Governor of the colony of New Netherlands when the English came to take it over
New Amsterdam
• The main city of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands
• Located on the island of Manhattan
• Later called New York city
Nathaniel Bacon
• Led revolt against Jamestown because as a newly freed indentured servant he wanted more land and specifically Indian land
• Almost burnt down Jamestown but then his bacon got fried
Mayflower compact established what?
• First step towards democracy and representative government in the New World
Why did the English colonists begin to use slaves
• After Bacon’s Rebellion, no longer trusted indentured servants
The Holy Experiment is what
• The Quaker colony of Philadelphia
• So called because the Quakers wanted to try to live in peace with all peoples
group that settled Maryland and why
• English Roman Catholics running from religious persecution in England
Why did England want colonies?
• To gain wealth
• Have more resources
• Strategic defense in times of war
• Establish themselves as an empire
Who limited colonies’ trade with other nations and why?
• The mother country because she was not into sharing any of that wealth with another country or letting another country become rich with her colonies
Ben Franklin did what
• Invented swim fins, bifocals
• Experimented with electricity
• Published books, advice column, articles and news and a almanac
• Was a diplomat
What area had more peaceful relations with Native Americans
and why
• Quebec because they were not after land and instead trapped for furs which were seen as an eternal resource
How did the Great awakening affect the 13 colonies?
• Led people to realize that they had a choice in their religion and therefore their politics, government, economics, and ruler
Colonial symbol of the ideal man and why?
• Ben Franklin because he worked his way from very poor to rich, did well in so many areas, was wise and hard working, had a sense of humor, and treated people equally
Quakers belief involves what
• Do not go to war
• Do not use weapons against people
• Do not allow slavery
Separatists are who? And what do they want to do?
• Pilgrims because they wanted to separate from the Anglican church
Dissenters are who? And what do they want to do?
•Puritans who disagree with the Anglican church and want to purify it
A result of King Philip’s war
• Beginning of an American identity among the colonists
• The colonists no longer think of themselves as English but as the colonists
What items did the Columbian exchange bring to the colonies that
positively affected the colonist’s survival in the New World?
• Horse, pig , honey bees, earth worms, apples,
What is New England noted for?
• Poor soil
• Fish
• Timber
• Ship building
• Artisans
• Small farms and business
• Women taught to read and write
What are the Southern colonies noted for?
• Rural
• Farming
• Few factories
• Minimal water power
• More slaves
When Massachusetts lost its charter to be a colony, a governor (Andros) was appointed by the King but he did what
which resulted in his running away on a ship back to England before he was
killed by the colonists?
• He stopped town meetings and assemblies
Half way covenant is about what?
• The Puritans trying to allow people to remain in the church while not following all of the church rules
The fur trade in Quebec led to what kind of relationship with the Native
Americans?
• a more peaceful one then the 13 colonies had
John Locke advocated what?
• all people are equal and independent and have a right to life, liberty, property . In some cases, where people’s rights are being abused, revolution is a right also.
Who was King Philip? And what did he do?
• Native American Leader (Metacom) in New England who made a last stand against the White man but did not win the war named after him