Colonial America Quizs

plantations/plantation systems

• a large estate where various crops are grown using modern farming techniques

• a large estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country, where cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane are cultivated, using a form of coercive labor (usually slavery)

• a small farm that focuses on organic produce

• a type of agricultural system that relies solely on mechanization

Who founded Massachusetts?

• William Bradford and John Winthrop

• Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington and John Adams

• James Madison and Alexander Hamilton

Breadbasket Colonies

• another name for the Middle Colonies because of their exporting of grains

• a term used for the Southern Colonies due to their cotton production

• a nickname for the New England Colonies because of their fishing industry

• a reference to the Western Colonies known for their cattle ranching

Who founded Georgia?

• James Oglethorpe

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

City Upon a Hill

• A term used to describe a failed colony in the New World.

• A phrase used by Winthrop to describe a special pact with God for a holy community.

• A reference to the economic prosperity of the Puritan colonies.

• A slogan for the American Revolution.

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• first written constitution in America; the first written plan of government for any of the colonies

• a treaty between Native Americans and colonists

• the first law code established in the colonies

• a declaration of independence from British rule

Anne Hutchinson

• A Puritan woman who was well learned and disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony.

• A famous artist known for her paintings of the American landscape.

• A political leader who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

• A religious figure who promoted the idea of predestination.

Why did African Americans end up replacing indentured servants?

• It was a cheaper and more permanent source of labor.

• They were more skilled than indentured servants.

• Indentured servants demanded higher wages.

• There were fewer indentured servants available.

Virginia Company

• A joint-stock company that received a charter from King James I to establish the Virginia colony.

• A military organization formed to protect the Virginia colony.

• A religious group seeking to convert Native Americans in Virginia.

• A trading company focused on exporting tobacco from Virginia.

democratic

• ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws.

• a system where a single ruler has absolute power.

• a form of government where laws are made by a small group of elites.

• a political system that does not allow for citizen participation.