Colonial America

Question 1

What era was characterized by exploration, immigration, and settlement?

Answer 1

The Age of Exploration and Colonization

Question 2

What is significant about the date 1607

Answer 2

The first permanent settlement in North America was founded in Jamestown, Virginia

Question 3

What were early colonial examples self-government?

government by its own people

Answer 3

Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Question 4

Why was there a need for self-government in colonial America, even though most colonists considered themselves English citizens?

Answer 4

• There had to be some type of rules and laws to follow because the British couldn’t do it thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean.
• Self government was an important step in the growth of the colonies.
• The British neglected colonial affairs/matters.

Question 5

What were the effects of the Great Awakening on colonial society?

Answer 5

• It encouraged individuals to exercise their own judgment
• New religious groups took root
• Emphasis on education grows
• It made Americans more willing to challenge authority prior to the American Revolution

Question 6

What was the basic Puritan philosophy on how to lead one’s life?

Answer 6

People should live simple, work hard, and be dedicated to their religion

Question 7

What were some of the colonies that practiced religious diversity?

Answer 7

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and New Jersey

Question 8

What immigrant group settled in North America during the Colonial Era more that any other?

Answer 8

British

Question 9

What was the primary cause of the economic differences among the colonies in North America?

Answer 9

Physical Geography

Question 10

What are raw goods?

Answer 10

unprocessed materials of and kind. For example, lumber, furs, tobacco, sugar, raw cotton, and wool would be considered raw materials.

Question 11

Where did raw materials come from during the Colonial Era?

Answer 11

Most came from colonies and were shipped to Britain where such items as cotton cloth, woolen, metal goods, and guns would be manufactured for trade, especially in West Africa.

Question 12

What was one of the primary reasons for the creation of the slave trade in the Americas?

Answer 12

Slavery provided inexpensive labor in a highly agricultural, laborer-intensive economy.

Question 13

What were the primary crops grown in the Southern Colonies during the Colonial Era?

Answer 13

Rice, tobacco, and indigo

Question 14

Why were the French interested in the Mississippi River and access to the Great Lakes during the Colonial Era?

Answer 14

They wanted to trade and trap furs

Question 15

Why was large-scale agriculture a primary economic activity in the Southern Colonies?

Answer 15

Southern Colonies had a longer growing season, a good climate, and fertile soil.

Question 16

What was a devastating effect of the Europeans’ exposure to the Native Americans?

Answer 16

Native Americans were exposed to diseases which decreased the population because they had no immunity to these diseases.

Question 17

What were the primary(main) economic activities in Massachusetts during the Colonial Era?

Answer 17

imports, fur trading, shipbuilding, and fishing

Question 18

Which country founded the colony of New Amsterdam?

Answer 18

The Netherlands(people from here are called Dutch) founded the colony of New Amsterdam(which later became New York)

Question 19

What was the main economic activity throughout all thirteen colonies during the Colonial Era?

Answer 19

Agricultural production/farming was the main economic activity in Colonial America

Question 20

Which colony was founded by a Quaker as a place where all Christian religions could be practiced freely?

Answer 20

Pennsylvania

Question 21

How were both slaves and free blacks alike in the political world of Colonial America?

Answer 21

Neither group was allowed to have the power to vote

Question 22

Which export grown by colonists during the 1600s and 1700s became most important to England?

Answer 22

Tobacco

Question 23

What is the economic theory of mercantilism?

Answer 23

The idea that colonies existed for the benefit of the “Mother Country”.

Question 24

What did the founding of Jamestown prove?

Answer 24

That Europeans could survive in the New World

Question 25

What was the main reason the North Americans colonies formed along the coastline?

Answer 25

Water routes for trade helped the colonies prosper

Question 26

Why was Rhode Island settled?

Answer 26

It was a place where people of all faiths could truly worship freely