Colonies Flashcards
Test on October 8th (25 cards)
The self-governing agreement signed by the Pilgrims before landing at Plymouth was the__________ __________.
Mayflower Compact.
The right of freedom of the press in the colonies was established by the trial of ____ _____ ______.
John Peter Zenger.
The first representative form of government in the colonies was the _____ ___ ________.
House of Burgesses.
The first successful English colony in North America was ____________.
Jamestown.
The colony that was established by the Dutch along the Hudson River was ____ _____________.
New Netherland (New York).
What did New England export as part of the triangular trade?
Rum.
The first step in limiting the power of the English king was the _______ _________.
Magna Carta.
What forbade the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763.
King Philip was the ______________ _________ in King Philip’s War.
Wampanoag leader.
The southern colonies economy was based on _______ ___ _______.
Plantations and Slavery.
The middle colonies economy was based on _________ ___ _______
Merchants and Farming.
The New England colonies economy was based on _______ ___ ________.
Fishing And Shipping.
These two colonies were founded by dissenters and who challenged the Puritan way.
Rhode Island and New Hampshire.
In the South, the Backcountry began at the ____ ____.
Fall Line.
The main immigrant group that settled in the Backcountry is the _____ _______
Scots-Irish
What was the English government’s main goal for colonizing in America?
The English government was envious of the wealth that Spain had taken from it’s American Colonies.
Why were the middle colonies known as the “breadbasket” colonies?
They produced more grain.
What event occurred as a result of Governor Berkeley refusing to defend the frontier settlements?
Bacon’s Rebellion.
Why did Jamestown colonists travel up the James River to establish their settlement?
So they would be safe from Spanish attack.
The idea that ministers were obstacles to the direct experience with God was a threat to whose beliefs?
Quaker Beliefs.
What is the difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony?
Proprietary Colonies are supervised by an individual
Royal Colonies are supervised by the King or Queen.
How was the economic life in the colonies different from life in England?
No titled aristocracy a large middle class, and a huge underclass of slaves.
In what way did the economy of the middle colonies differ from the Southern economy?
Lots of cash crops.
What was the reason that Georgia was founded?
Settled as a military outpost to protect against Spanish Florida.
