Unit 2: 13 Colonies

Which country’s primary economic activities revolved around farming cash crops?

• England (Britain)

• France

• Netherlands (Dutch)

• Spain

How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?

• Encouraged liberty and equality

• It established (created) an army

• It put the colonies against one another and encouraged anti-colonial feelings.

• It made the colonists pay a lot of taxes.

The word "liberty" can also mean...

• freedom

• rules/laws for a country

• giant statues of women holding torches

• lies told to a lawyer in court

What led to regional economic differences in the 13 British colonies?

• People all had different reasons for settling in North America.

• People with specific skills all settled in the same areas.

• leaders of each colony decided how the colony would make its money.

• The different geographies and resources within each area.

The King of England's messenger just told him the Magna Carta had been signed. What else might the messenger say to the King to give him more details?

• This will limit your power and give more power to the nobles.

• You can no longer send slaves to the colonies because this forbids it.

• Jamestown is a successful colony and has been named after you, sir!

• The Puritans are unhappy with the Church of England and want to break apart and start their own church, sir!

The Glorious Revolution led to the creation of the English Bill of Rights. This resulted in...

• Power was shifted from the King of England to the Parliament

• African leaders ended slave trade with Europeans.

• Future Kings would now be elected by Parliament.

• Slaves rebelled and escaped to freedom.

Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?

• It gave colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.

• It defined crimes and punishments.

• It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.

• It defined the liberties (freedoms) that colonists had as English citizens.

How did the Magna Carta shift power in Government?

• It made England a democratic government.

• It gave the citizens a Bill of Rights

• It forced the King to allow the colonies to create their own government.

• it limited the power of the King and gave more power to the nobles.

In the British Colonies...

• Northern Slaves were freed and sent back to Africa

• Each region (South, Middle,New England) had around the same numbers of slaves.

• laws were written to abolish (get rid of) slavery

• There were slaves throughout all the colonies, but most of the slaves were in the Southern Region

Violet and her family disagree with the Church of England. She doesn't want to leave the Church but wants to make small changes to the church in order to make it better. Violet would likely be a(n).....

• Puritan

• Pilgrim

• Anarchist

• Separtist