10th Modern World History - Unit 4 Colonial America Flashcards
(45 cards)
Match the original 13 states to each type of charter?
Royal - New Hampshire (later), New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia (later) and Georgia(later).
Proprietary - Connecticut, New Hampshire (1623), Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware
Company - Virginia & Massachusetts
What are the different kinds of charters used in setting up the colonies? Describe each type.
Royal - Colonies directly controlled by crown
Proprietary- colonial charter given to one or more individuals (proprietors)
Company - colonial charter given to a company or group of settlers
Be able to identify the social, political, and economic characteristics of the colonies from each region
● New England, Middle, Southern
New England- many religious groups seeking freedom/Theocracy/Fishing-Lumber-Shipbuilding
Middle- indentured servants/representative governments in PA & VA/Breadbasket
Southern- Plantations & slaves (except GA)/ruled by plantation owners/wealthy from lucrative trade
Match each of the Original 13 colonies with their descriptions
New England colonies
Massachusetts
Connecticut -Minister Thomas Hooker
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Match each of the Original 13 colonies with their descriptions
Middle colonies
New York - Dutch originally. Taken by British fleet
New Jersey- created fm NY. Mixed population
Delaware - originally New Sweden. Taken by Brits
Pennsylvania - William Penn for Quakers
Match each of the Original 13 colonies with their descriptions
Southern colonies
Virginia-founded by Virginia company. Huge original area cut for other colonies
Maryland- Lord Baltimore received grant for refuge colony for English Roman Catholics. As Protestants moved in, Toleration Act passed
North Carolina-grant to 8 Lords by Charles II. Very rural..
South Carolina-split off in 1712 to ease government. Big plantations and ease of shipping via Charleston
Georgia - James Oglethorpe given grant by George II to start colony for poor, jailed debtors. Outlawed slavery and limited land grants.
Later became a Royal Colony. Rice plantations and slaves
What did the economy of the Southern Colonies revolve around?
Farming. Rice, tobacco, indigo - cash crops
Large plantations worked by slaves and indentured servants.
Compare and contrast the labor pools of the Middle and Southern colonies.
Southern - lots of slaves working plantations
Middle - worked by indentured servants
What was the original purpose of Maryland?
Lord Baltimore was creating a refuge for English Roman Catholics
What was the Toleration Act?
Maryland law mandating religious toleration of all Christian denominations. First law of its kind and precursor to First Amendment
How did the Carolinas form. Describe them.
Charles II gave land to 8 lords. Founded Charleston.
North - remained rural and low population
South- Big plantations and shipping out of Charleston. Slaves outnumbered white population
What was the original purpose of James Ogelthorpe’s founding of Georgia?
Provide a havens for poor, jailed debtors from England. Gave them free passage, cattle, land and food until they were self sufficient.
Why did Ogelthorpe ban slavery form the Georgia colony?
Wanted to avoid plantations and keep small farms. Also limited size of land grants.
Minister Thomas Hooker came from which colonie
Connecticut
Why is William Penn important in colonial America?
Quaker refuge in America using land granted his family.
He implemented a democratic system with full freedom of religion, fair trials, elected representatives of the people in power, and a separation of powers — again ideas that would later form the basis of the American constitution.
Dutch originally. Taken by British fleet
New York
Why is the Toleration Act of 1649 important?
It was the first law to create religious tolerance. A precursor to our 1st amendment.
created fm NY. Mixed population
New Jersey
Why is the Middle Passage important?
stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade.
originally New Sweden. Taken by Brits
Delaware
What is the Great Awakening?
Religious revival in British America.
William Penn for Quakers
Pennsylvania
What area was considered the Breadbasket of the colonies?
Middle Colonies
Staple crops: wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn
•Middle colonies known as “Breadbasket”
founded by Virginia company. Huge original area cut for other colonies
Virgina
