American History - LGs 44-47 Middle Colonies

Why did a Civil War begin between the Puritans in Parliament and King Charles I in 1642?

• The King wanted to rule England without Parliament

• Parliament wanted to rule England without the King

• Parliament believed that Charles I was not the true king of England

• The King believed that the members of Parliament had cheated to get elected

Who won the English Civil War in 1649 and what happened to the loser of the war?

• The Puritans in Parliament won and executed King Charles I

• King Charles I won and executed all the Puritans in Parliament

What happened to England after the Civil War Ended?

• King Charles I abolished Parliament

• King Charles I agreed to rule England along with Parliament

• Parliament made England Catholic again and asked the Pope to rule it without a king

• Parliament made England a republic and ruled England without a king

In 1658 Parliament made England a monarchy again by making Charles I’s son, Charles II, King. How would the English Civil War help to inspire American colonists to much later begin their own rebellion against the king of England?

• The American colonies thought that since the rebellion against the king ultimately failed then the Americans shouldn’t even try.

• The Americans thought that if the English could get rid of their king and make a republic, so could they

• The American colonies believed that they would need to make their own king in America if they got rebelled against the English king.

What was New York’s name until 1664 and why did it change to New York?

• New Amsterdam – because the English conquered it from the Dutch and named it after the English city of York

• New Jersey – because its original founders came from an island in the English Channel called, Jersey

• Baltimore – because it was named after Lord Baltimore

• Appalachia – because it was recaptured by the Native Americans from the Appalachian Mts.

In what way did the English government change the government of New York in 1691, and why did they make this change?

• Took away the colonists right to elect a legislature because the legislature had been plotting a rebellion

• Allowed the colonists to elect their governor but not to elect a legislature because English government didn’t want to give the colonists too much power

• Allowed the colonists to have an elected legislature because the colonists demanded it

The New Jersey colony was founded in 1664. How did the founders of NJ attract settlers to come to their new colony? [Select ALL CORRECT ANSWERS]

• Offered lots of land for low prices

• Promised freedom of religion

• Allowed trial by jury

• Gave large grants of money

• Gave them a representative legislature

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania in 1681 and what Protestant group was he a member of?

• William Penn, he was a Quaker

• William Bradford, he was a Separatist

• John Winthrop, he was a Puritan

• Roger Williams, he was a Baptist

What right did the founder of Pennsylvania give the colonists in 1701 in the Charter of Liberties?

• The right to elect the governor of Pennsylvania

• The right to elect representatives to the legislative assembly

• The right to own land

• The right to move to other colonies