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WorksheetsU1 - Life in the Colonies
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Confirmation/consent
To Agree
To Disagree
To Escape
To get rid of
Correlation
Agree
Connection
disagree
escape
– part of a quote
Secondary Source
Photo
Excerpt
Primary Source
– to show/demonstrate
Repeal
Veto
Confirm
Express
together happily
Coexist
Confirm
Excerpt
Correlation
written plan of government
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Political
Suffrage
the right to vote
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Political
Suffrage
government
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Political
Suffrage
move
Juxtaposition
Democratic / Democracy
Emigrate
Excerpt
self-governing, having representatives
Juxtaposition
Democratic / Democracy
Emigrate
Excerpt
land
Geography
Political
Economic
Social
Dealing with money
Geography
Political
Economic
Social
Dealing with the government
Geography
Political
Economic
Social
Dealing with people
Geography
Political
Economic
Social
Thin, rock soil, lots trees
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Harsh climate
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Fishing, whaling, shipbuilding
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Good soil, good growing season
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Good climate
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Grains, wheat
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Fertile, rich soil
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Long growing season
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Cash crops- tobacco, rice, indigo
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Pennsylvania – provide safe home for Quakers – believed in non-violence and religious tolerance for all
William Penn
James Oglethrope
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
Lord Baltimore
– Georgia – place for debtors/poor & those to be jailed, buffer b/w English colonies and Spanish owned, Florida
William Penn
James Oglethrope
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
Lord Baltimore
– Rhode Island – disagreed with Puritans and forced out of Massachusetts - Separation of Church & State
William Penn
James Oglethrope
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
Lord Baltimore
– Connecticut - dissenter from Massachusetts, Kicked out b/c he thought they should be nice to Indians. Founded Connecticut. Wrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
William Penn
James Oglethrope
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
Lord Baltimore
– Maryland - born Cecil Calvert, he established Maryland as a safe place for Catholics. Created the first Religious toleration act in 1649
William Penn
James Oglethrope
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
Lord Baltimore
signed contract, agreed to work for 3-7 years in exchange for passage to North America.
Indentured Servant
Slave
– used on plantations to harvest cash crops, traded on the Transatlantic Slave Trade aka – Triangular Trade
Indentured Servant
Slave
first form of labor used at Jamestown - later stopped using b/c of the "most delicious" rebellion when they burned down Jamestown (Bacon's Rebellion).
Indentured Servant
Slave
Avoiding persecution by King over not following Church of England. Puritans, Pilgrims, Quakers. All of New England and Pennsylvania.
Religious Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Economic Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Political Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Personal Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Make money for the mother country, England. Jamestown. Any colony founded by a joint-stock company.
Religious Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Economic Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Political Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Personal Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Expanding the empire of a country. Technically you could put all of the 13 colonies here. This went along with making money, but was more focused on the country gaining POWER.
Religious Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Economic Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Political Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
Personal Reasons for establishing the 13 colonies
suffered religious persecution by King for disagreeing with Church of England
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
– place for debtors/poor, also served as buffer b/w English owned 13 colonies and Spanish owned Florida
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
haven for Catholics
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
– haven for Quakers
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
– didn’t agree with Puritans
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
– didn’t agree with Puritans
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
self-govt, Pilgrims made agreement so there would be order and peace
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Act of Toleration
Virginia House of Burgesses
First written constitution (plan of government to follow) don’t have to be church official to have a vote, ppl should have a voice in gov’t
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Act of Toleration
Virginia House of Burgesses
law that promoted religious tolerance, granted freedom of worship if you believed in Jesus Christ. Important step to freedom of religion
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Act of Toleration
Virginia House of Burgesses
First law-making body in Jamestown, representatives were elected – 2 from each district, 1st step to representative government in colonies
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Act of Toleration
Virginia House of Burgesses
“Be it…enacted…that no person or persons… …henceforth be any ways troubled, molested, or discountenanced…in respect of his or her religion nore in the free exercise thereof within this province…”
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Act of Toleration
Virginia House of Burgesses
“It is Ordered...that the deputies thus chosen shall have power and liberty to appoint a time and place of meeting together before any General court, to advise and consult of…things that may concern the good of the public.”
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Act of Toleration
Virginia House of Burgesses
” …The Speaker ... delivered in brief to the whole assembly the [purpose] of their meeting. When done he read unto them the commission for establishing the general Assembly, which consisted of two representatives from each district, wherein their duties were described... And our intent is to establish one equal and uniform kind of government.”
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Act of Toleration
Virginia House of Burgesses
“Solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves into a civil body of politic…to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws…as shall be fitting for the general Good of the Colony.”
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Maryland Act of Toleration
Virginia House of Burgesses
The wrath of kings is very much dreaded, especially of absolute monarchs, who have the possessions and lives of their subjects wholly in their power . . . But the greatest earthly potentates [rulers] in their greatest majesty and strength . . . are but feeble, despicable worms of the dust, in comparison of the great and almighty Creator and King of heaven and earth. —Jonathan Edwards
Great Awakening
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
Maryland Act of Toleration
Based on bible, believed ppl were educated by reading Bible and educated ppl can govern themselves, wanted to live like a city upon the hill.
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
William Penn
F.O.C (Fundamental Orders of Connecticut)– non-church officials could vote
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
William Penn
Separation of Church and State – Church officials not making all of the rules, people can vote and elect representatives instead to make rules
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
William Penn
