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WorksheetsColonial America Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is 'salutary neglect'?
Converting colonies to royal colonies
Colonies refused to participate in the royal army
A lot of the colonies were asking for help from other countries
avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England
How was the colonies able to develop a self government in the first place if they were under the control of the King of England?
The King did not let the colonists have control over anything
The King let the colonists have a lot of control over their own matters
England let the 13 colonies have their freedom
The King set the example on how a self government works
Thomas Hooker is significant because he wrote the 1st Constitution in America called
The Bill of Rights
Commentaries on the Laws of England
The Spirit of the Laws
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What did Thomas Hooker and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut do for the people?
Limited who could own property
Did not allow them to trade with England
Asked the King to make the decisions for the colony
Allowed all men to vote - even if they did not attend church
What were the French Explorers and Colonizers most interested in when coming to the new world?
Fur Trading
Gold Mining
Farming
Plantations and cash crops
Climate in the New England Colonies
Cold
Goldilocks - Just right
Hot
Climate in the Middle Colonies
Cold
Goldilocks - not too hot not too cold
Hot
Climate in the Southern Colonies
Cold
Goldilocks - not too hot not too cold
Hot
Economic Resources in the New England Colonies
Deep Harbors
Rich Farm Land
Cash Crops
Fur
Economic Resources in the Middle Colonies
Deep Harbors
Rich Farm Land
Cash Crops
Fur
Economic Resources in the Southern Colonies
Deep Harbors
Rich Farm Land
Cash Crops
Fur
Products/Goods created in the New England Colonies
Ships
Livestock
Indigo
Products/Goods created in the Middle Colonies
Ships
Livestock
Indigo
Products/Goods created in the Southern Colonies
Ships
Livestock
Indigo
Why did trade increase over the years within the triangular trade?
Factories being built
New Inventions
Increased tariffs (Taxes)
Money being made off cash crops
All of the following contributed to the growth of representative government EXCEPT:
Distance from Great Britain
Mayflower Compact
Town Hall Meeting
Loyalty to England
What was the reason for establishing Jamestown?
Jamestown was founded to make a profit
Jamestown was founded for religious freedom
Jamestown was founded to expand England's power
Jamestown was founded to limit the expansion of other countries
Plymouth was founded for:
to expand the English empire
a safe place for the Puritans free from being persecuted for their beliefs
to make a profit off cash crops
to limit the expansion of France
Which group was one of the first groups to call to have slavery end in America?
People loyal to England because England had already outlawed it
Quakers - It symbolized something they did not agree with religiously
Pilgrims - their economy didn't rely on slavery
Separatists - their economy didn't rely on slavery
Both Boston, New York, Charleston, and New Orleans are all considered
Port Cities
a great place to farm
Centers for Industrial Manufacturing Plants
Military Stations
The Puritans (Pilgrims) developed what type of government?
Representative self-government
Monarchy
Theocracy
Constitutional Monarchy
This Assembly is considered a model for other legislatures
Magna Carta
Virginia House of Burgesses
House of Lords
The King and his Advisors
Which colony was a refuge for English Puritans
Massachusetts
Virginia
Maryland
South Carolina
Which colony was a refuge for English Catholics
Massachusetts
Virginia
Maryland
South Carolina
A major reason the Transatlantic slave trade was created was because:
Need for labor to build the railroad
Westward Expansion
high demand for labor at the Plantations
Manufacturing of raw materials
All if the following were primary motives for European Exploration EXCEPT: (Think about the 3 G's)
To Increase wealth
To spread Christianity
to expand empires
to extend democracy
Shipbuilding, Fishing, fur trapping, trading, and lumber milling in the New England colonies was all possible because of what natural resources? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Dense forests
Natural Harbors
Swift Rivers
Vast grasslands
What was the influence of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and limited government power, creation of a assembly, and the right of the government to levy taxes?
Established a further loyalty to the King
Created a plan to overthrow England
joined church and state
Established Self Government
England practices mercantilism, which is the belief in the idea that a nation's wealth can be increased by the control of trade: expanding exports and limiting imports. England did this by
Introducing Slavery to the colonies
Requiring men to join the Royal Army
Did not allow colonists to own land
Prevented colonies from doing trade with any other European countries
Maryland, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were established to offer settlers
religious freedom
economic freedom and opportunity
provide freedom of speech
to free their people from debtors prision
What factor expanded the transatlantic slave trade?
cash crops
taxes
need for slaves in New England
there isn't one
What are the 3 g's of exploration?
To increase wealth
To expand empire
To spread diseases
To spread Christianity
