GML Ch 4 Key Terms

Which term refers to the forced transportation of Africans to the Americas as part of the transatlantic slave trade?

• Atlantic Slave Trade

• Middle Passage

• Columbian Exchange

• Salutary Neglect

What was the Middle Passage?

• The route colonists took to reach the West

• The land route connecting the northern and southern colonies

• The sea voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas

• A migration path for Native Americans

Who were yeoman farmers in colonial America?

• Large plantation owners

• Small landowning farmers

• Urban merchants

• Enslaved workers

What was one major result of the Stono Rebellion?

• The end of slavery in South Carolina

• A treaty between Britain and Spain

• Harsher slave codes and stricter control of enslaved people

• Greater religious freedom for enslaved people

What is the main idea behind Republicanism?

• Rule by a king

• Government by elected representatives

• Religious authority in government

• Centralized economic planning

Which intellectual movement emphasized reason, science, and individual rights in the 18th century?

• Great Awakening

• Enlightenment

• Deism

• Liberalism

What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?

• To end the Atlantic Slave Trade

• To unite the American colonies for defense

• To establish religious freedom

• To promote the Enlightenment

Which war is also known as the French and Indian War?

• Seven Years’ War

• Pontiac’s War

• Stono Rebellion

• Proclamation of 1763

What was the Proclamation of 1763 intended to do?

• Encourage westward expansion

• Prohibit colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Abolish slavery in the colonies

• Unite the colonies under one government

Which effect did the Great Awakening have on colonial society?

• It weakened religious enthusiasm

• It encouraged questioning of traditional authority

• It reduced the number of churches

• It strengthened loyalty to Britain