American Colonies Test Review

What is a cash crop?

• a large plantation with money growing out of the ground

• money used to buy crops with

• crops to sell and not eat

What was the Starving Time?

• when backcountry men burnt down Jamestown because the governor would not give them extra protection from the natives

• the first time laws were written down on paper

• The summer of harvest when the Pilgrims gave thanks for a great harvest

• The winter of 1609-10 in Jamestown where they starved, died, and ate everything to survive

What is the Mayflower Compact?

• The first time laws were written down on paper

• A pillowcase full of pretty flowers

• A document that allowed men and boys to make all the decisions of the Massachusetts colony

• Permission from the king of England to come to the American Colonies

What is the backcountry?

• A country where everything is backwards

• A location where debtors would work to pay off their debt to the King

• the lazy people John Smith kicked out of Jamestown

• land far away from society where the people do not trust the government

What was Bacon's Rebellion?

• A group of backcountry men get together to protest the lack of support by the government and attack the governor and burn down Jamestown

• A long strike where people stopped eating Bacon

• A long strike where people only ate Bacon

• A period of time in Jamestown where colonists were starving and dying during the winter of 1609-10

What colonies make up the New England Colonies?

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• New Hampshire

• Maine

• Rhode Island

Who was a famous person in the New England Colonies?

• John Smith

• Anne Hutchinson

• Thomas Hooker

• William Penn

What resources were there in the New England Colonies?

• Timber

• Cotton

• Iron

• Whales

How did colonist in New England interact with the Natives?

• Preached Tolerance but were mean and hypocritical to natives

• Accepted all people no matter what religion or race

• Only accepted the male natives because they were the heads of the family

• Killed everyone

What was society like in the New England Colonies?

• Puritan and Pilgrim beliefs

• Men are always in charge

• Whaling and Iron

• Mixed beliefs with Natives