Unit 1: Colonization and Revolution

1. This is an excerpt from a speech given by John Winthrop in 1630. 

What action by the Puritans in Massachusetts is consistent with this message?

• 1. banning dissenters such as Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson

• 1. allowing slavery and indentured servitude

• 1. extending voting rights to women and non-Puritans

• 1. establishing a government that is separate from the church

1. What was the final battle of the American Revolution?

• 1. Bunker Hill

• 1. Lexington

• 1. Saratoga

• 1. Yorktown

1. Which individual is most associated with the concept of a social contract between citizens and government?

• 1. Thomas Jefferson

• 1. Samuel Adams

• 1. George Washington

• 1. John Locke

1. The ideas of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were inspired by the work of which individual?

• 1. Benjamin Franklin

• 1. John Locke

• 1. Thomas Paine

• 1. George Washington

1. During the First Great Awakening, what was “awakened”?

• 1. a call for independence

• 1. a renewed interest in religion

• 1. a desire to help the Native Americans

• 1. a push to end slavery

1. What do the Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgess collectively represent?

• 1. expansion of the Anglican Church into the New World

• 1. the tradition of self government in the colonies

• 1. the guarantee of total religious freedom in the 13 colonies

• 1. England's reluctance to allow any colonial independence

1. Why was slavery less prevalent in northern colonies than in the southern colonies?

• 1. Indentured servants were more commonly used on the plantations.

• 1. Geographic factors limited farming to subsistence levels.

• 1. Religious leaders argued that slavery was wrong.

• 1. Slaves could not be used for commercial or mercantile work.

1. This chart contains information about the House of Burgesses in the Virginia colony. 

   Based on this information, what conclusion could be drawn about the House of Burgesses?

• 1. It was not a true direct democracy because not all citizens could participate.

• 1. It forced colonists to be completely dependent on the British government.

• 1. It was an example of a theocratic colonial government.

• 1. It valued the rights of enslaved people and women as well as free men.

1. This timeline shows some events of the colonial era. 

What event completes this timeline?

• 1. Declaratory Act

• 1. Boston Tea Party

• 1. Sons of Liberty Disband

• 1. Paul Revere’s Ride

1.  Part 1: What prevented the New England colonies from establishing economies based on cash crop farming like the southern colonies?

• 1. Puritans believed individuals should develop unique skills that would benefit the community as a whole.

• 1. Land in New England was scarce since settlers believed they should pay the Native Americans for the land.

• 1. Puritans believed slavery was a sin, so they did not have access to a large labor force.

• 1. The rocky soil and cooler climate of New England were not conducive to large-scale farming.