Review of Colonial America

The Puritans in America behaved just like Religious leaders in England in that they...

• imposed Religious uniformity (wanted everyone to be the same religion)

• welcomed other religious groups

• lived in the colonies

• had inquisitions and interviewed members of their community.

Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe wanted....

• the abolition of slavery

• to stop the sell of alcohol

• women's right to vote

• the triangular trade to continue

Why did the colonists settle along the Atlantic coastline?

• Better climate

• The coast was flat and ready for farming.

• Water Routes helped trade routes become faster.

• Fertile soil

What was the effect of the increase of the cotton industry in the south and the creation of the cotton gin in the north?

• The southern colonies had to produce goods to sell to the northern states.

• The Northern colonies prospered in industry and the south in agriculture.

• The Northern colonies needed small farms.

• The small cotton farms prospered.

Why was Quebec established?

• to gain lands

• to grow crops

• to hunt buffalo

• to trade furs

Which colonies had rocky soil and small farms?

• the Northern Colonies

• the Southern Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• The Carolinas

What was common among all the colonies?

• Factories

• Militaries

• Technology

• Agriculture

Why were Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut formed?

• Religious Freedom

• Trade

• Agriculture

• Political Gains

Why were Virginia, New York, Delaware and South Carolina Formed?

• Religious Freedom

• Expand Empires

• Trade and Profit

• Agriculture

What are Legislative Assemblies?

• A group of men who met and decided on the laws of the colonie.

• The Governors who met to decide on laws.

• The Religious Leaders who met to write sermons.

• The middle class who worked for profits.