Module 3 Lesson review

​Module 3 - The English Colonies Review

How did the development of the English colonies change the Americas?

​Lesson 1 - Jamestown and the Southern Colonies

Lesson 2 - Massachusetts and New England

Lesson 3 - The Middle Colonies

Lesson 4 - Enslavement in the Colonies

Lesson 5 - The Colonies Grow

The English Colonies

Open Ended

Brain Workout - Put down as many things you learned about the English Colonies.

For Example - Jamestown was the first English colony in North America

The 13 Colonies and their regions

The 13 Colonies were all English colonies, but they had many differences

Jamestown and the Southern Colonies

Powhatan

Powerful Confederacy: They were a sophisticated alliance of roughly 30 Algonquian-speaking tribes led by Chief Powhatan, controlling a vast territory in coastal Virginia. Culture and society was built around the environment in which they lived.

Were at first allies with Europeans and helped them through the first winter, but Conflict started when Jamestown started to expand into Powhatan land.

First Permanent English Colony: Founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London, it was the first successful attempt by England to establish a lasting presence in North America after several failed attempts like Roanoke.

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Jamestown

• The "Starving Time": The colony nearly collapsed during its early years due to famine, disease, and conflict with the Powhatan;

• Economic Turnaround via Tobacco: The colony’s survival was eventually secured by John Rolfe, who introduced a sweet strain of West Indian tobacco that became Virginia’s first "cash crop," leading to the growth of the plantation system.

Early Days of Jamestown

​Maryland - Started as a place for Catholics to practice their religion without persecution.

Carolinas - Started by friends of King. used as a place to farm cash crops

Georgia - Started as a buffer to Spanish Florida. It was a place for people to get a fresh start. Originally banned slavery.

Southern Colonies

Multiple Select

Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the Powhatan Confederacy and the Jamestown colonists? 

Choose the three correct answers.

• Powhatan leaders at first saw the colonists as potential allies.

• Powhatan warriors attacked the colonists when they first landed.

• The Powhatan helped the colonists survive their first winter in Jamestown.

• Colonists took more land from the Powhatan over several years, leading to increased conflict.

• Tensions between the Powhatan and the colonists ended after a few years.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were problems that the Jamestown colonists faced? 

Choose the three correct answers.

• lack of preparation and poor farming abilities

• fighting between the colonists and Native Americans

• religious conflict between the Catholics and Protestants

• outbreaks of famine and disease

• difficulties in governing such a large area

Multiple Choice

Which Colony does the following best describe?

- Originally outlawed slavery

- Acted as a buffer from Spanish Florida

- Intended to be a place where poor people could make a new start

• Georgia

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Carolina

Massachusetts and New England

​The Wampanoag are a confederacy of dozens of tribes in modern-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They lived in dome-shaped houses called wigwams and moved seasonally between forest homes in winter and coastal farming sites in summer.

Wampanoag

• The Pilgrims: A small group of "Separatists" who believed the Church of England was beyond saving and completely broke away from it, settling the Plymouth Colony in 1620 to live in religious isolation.

• The Puritans: A much larger, wealthier group of reformers who wanted to "purify" the Church of England from within rather than leave it, establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630

• Both were trying to escape religious persecution in England

​Pilgrims and Puritans

Because of the harsh winters and shorter summers. The Pilgrims and Puritans could not grow cash crops. Their focus was more on the sea.

This included -

Shipbuilding
Fishing
Slave trade

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​Economy

Because of the strict Puritan lifestyle, many in the New England Colonies objected to what they were doing and started their own colonies

Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson started Rhode Island.

Thomas Hooker started Connecticut

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Internal Conflicts

Multiple Choice

Which nation led the confederacy that governed Patuxet where the Pilgrims and Puritans settled?

• Algonquin Alliance
• Wampanoag Confederacy
• Iroquois League
• Cherokee Confederation

Multiple Choice

What was one similarity between the Pilgrim and Puritan settlers of New England?

• Both groups encouraged diversity in their settlements.

• Both groups were governed largely by women.

• Both groups hoped to grow rich by building tobacco plantations

• Both groups wanted to escape religious persecution in England.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were significant parts of the New England economy? 

Choose the three correct answers.

• Mining

• Fishing

• Shipbuilding

• Slave Trade

• Cash Crops

Multiple Choice

What happened after Roger Williams clashed with the Puritan leaders of Massachusetts?

• He was elected the new leader of the colony.

• He left Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island.

• He gave up his beliefs and became a minister.

• He was executed

The Middle Colonies

Multiple Choice

Which Native American tribe lived in the Middle Colonies region before and during European colonization?

• Powhatan

• Cheyenne

• Choctaw

• Lenape

Multiple Choice

What group of people mainly lived in the Middle Colonies?

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Shakers

• Native Americans

Lenni-Lenape

The original people who lived in what is now PA, NY, NJ.


Not a Confederacy like the Powhatan and Wampanoag.


Also unlike them, they had good relations with Europeans.

Originally started by the Dutch and named New Netherlands with NYC called New Amsterdam.

Peter Stuyvesant played a large role in getting the city started and in order.

Renamed after the English took it over.

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New York

Pennsylvania

​Originally started by William Penn because the King owed him money. The colony would become a haven for Quakers and other religious groups.


First colony to have an elected assembly. Which allowed people to vote for their leaders

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the early relationship between the Lenni Lenape and the first European settlers in Pennsylvania?

• The Lenni Lenape attacked the Europeans when they arrived.

• The two groups lived mostly in peace for many years.

• The Europeans violently forced the Lenni Lenape to move before they built their colony.

• The Lenni Lenape refused to allow any Europeans to settle in their homeland.

Multiple Choice

The colony of New York, led by Director-General ______________________, was originally founded by the __________________ as a trading post for exchanging furs

• Lord John Berkeley and Puritans

• William Penn and French

• Peter Stuyvesant and Dutch

• Sir George Carteret and English

Multiple Choice

The colony founded by William Penn did which of the following?

• Eliminated slavery

• Created an official religion

• Gave Penn absolute power

• Established an elected assembly

Slavery in the Colonies

​Before bringing over Africans for slavery, the Colonists first tried Indentured Servants, people who would sign contracts for a certain amount of time in which they would work without pay.

Most were used to harvest crops under difficult conditions.

Early Forced Labor

​The brutal journey where millions of enslaved Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic under inhumane conditions to provide labor for the American plantation system.

Africans were packed on the ships which created dangerous conditions

Middle Passage

Regions like the Southern colonies had more slavery because their economy was based on farming. Although the Middle and New England Colonies had less slavery, they still profited from the trading of and transport of slaves.

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​Regions

Multiple Choice

 

In which region of the colonies was the largest number of enslaved people forced to work on plantations?

• Middle colonies
• New England colonies
• Western territories
• Southern colonies

Multiple Choice

What statement about the Middle Passage is true?

• Enslaved people were crowded on ships in unsanitary and dangerous conditions.

• Enslaved people were forced to row ships all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Enslaved people were given enough food to keep them healthy and strong for the forced voyage.

• Enslaved people were taught to sail ships and forced to act as the crew for the voyage.

Multiple Select

Which of these statements about indentured servants are true?

Choose the two correct answers.

• Indentured servants were rarely granted their freedom.

• Indentured servants often worked in fields to grow and harvest crops.

• Indentured servants could end their contracts whenever they pleased.

• Indentured servants signed a contract to work without pay for a certain number of years.

Cultural Changes in the Colonies

• Women saw a bigger role in society.

• A Religious movement started to rekindle the fire of religion swept through the land called The Great Awakening

• A movement that had people questioning the role of government called The Enlightenment also swept through the colonies.
  

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Cultural Changes

Multiple Choice

What led to the beginning of the Seven Years’ War in North America?

• Debates over whether to end slavery

• Conflict between French and English settlers in the Ohio River valley

• Expansion of colonial settlements into Spanish territory in Florida

• Disagreements between colonists and Native Americans over control of trade in New England

Multiple Choice

What name was given to the religious movement that swept through the English colonies in the 1700s?

• Enlightenment

• Great Awakening
• Renaissance

• Faithful Gathering