Chapter 5 - Quiz Review

What are Borderlands?

Places where two or more nations border each other and where power is dispersed, causing hybrid cultures.

What were the most populous colonies in 1775 and where did most people live?

Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Maryland. 90% lived in rural areas.

What kind of diversity did Pennsylvania have and what did they do?

German, Scots-Irish. Scots-Irish copped down trees, planted crops between stumps. Most diversity was in Philadelphia and Chesapeake region.

What was the Paxton Boys?

Armed march in Philadelphia in 1764 by Scots-Irish in protest against the Quaker establishment lenient policies toward natives.

What was the Regulator Movement?

A violent uprising in 1768-71 in the backcountry of NC against unfair taxation and the control of colonial affairs.

What percentage of Africans made-up the South and what were the conditions?

90% and in the Carolinas it was terrible (from Indigo and Rice plantations). The Chesapeake region required less labor because tobacco did not need constant maintaining.

How did African Americans become a thing?

Africans created new cultures in the Americas like new languages and songs.

What was the New York Slave Revolt?

Uprising in 1712 of two dozen enslaved Africans that resulted in the deaths of nonwhites and the execution of 21 participating blacks. Caused by the constant labor and lack of rights.

What was the South Carolina Slave Revolt?

Uprising in 1739 of more than 50 South Carolina blacks along the Stono River. Tried to migrate to Spanish Florida before being intercepted by SC military.

What were British Convicts?

British people from London brought over to the Americas for breaking the law in London.

What were some heavy export items in the middle colonies and south?

Middle - Tobacco, grain, cattle.
South - Tobacco, Rice Indigo.

What percentage of industry was agriculture?

90%

What was the Molasses Act?

Act by Parliament in 1733 to eliminate North American trade with French West Indies.

What was the issue with road-ways?

They were very dangerous with contain barricades, broken bridges, carriage overturns.

What two churches were tax-supported?

The Anglican and Congregation Church

The Anglican Church became the official faith of what colonies?

Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and parts of New York.

What was Arminianism?

Named after Dutch Jacobus Arminius who preached that free will is determined by eternal fate and all people could be saved if they accepted God.

What was the Great Awakening?

Lasted from 1730s-40s and was a religious revival that swept through the colonies. Created by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield.

What was Old Lights?

Orthodox clergymen who were skeptical of the Great Awakening.

What was New Lights?

Advocates for the Awakening for its role in revitalizing American religion.

Summarize education in the Colonies

Education was primarily for males and was heavily looked upon in the Congregational church for its connection with the bible.
Most people could not attend school because of labor.
College was geared towards ministry.

What was Poor Richard’s Almanack?

Since art was looked down in New England, this widely read pamphlet gave emphasis on industry and morality.

What was the Zenger Trial?

A legal case in 1734-1735 that involved John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer. He was charged with printing things that assailed the corrupt royal governor of New York. This gave way to freedom of press.

What were Royal Colonies?

Colonies where governors were appointed directly by the king.

What were proprietary colonies?

Colonies of Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania under the control of local proprietors who appointed colonial governors.

What colonies elected their own governors?

Connecticut, Rhode Island.

Why was colonial legislation not very good?

The legislation was split into many parts such as the upper house and the lower house. The upper house consisted of Royal governors, some of which were corrupt. This gave them priority over the lower house, which was elected by the people.

What was the issue with winters in New England colonies?

Heat was a huge issue with houses and churches unheated. Winter sports were common in the North and card playing was famous in the South.

What did poor people have to wear on their clothing?

A letter P