Colonial America study guide vocab

What type of government did each New England colony have? And why?

Representative democracy, wanted to be able to control their own colony because if parliament was in England it would take too long to send reports on the colony’s status

What are two reasons why King James wanted to settle in the New World?

Prevent Spanish advancements, find a northern passage to Asia, spread Christianity, gain land, make money

What type of colony was Jamestown and what were investors hoping to find?

Proprietary, gold

Why was Jamestown chosen as the site to set up the colony?

Far enough inland to hide from the Spanish, deep waters for the anchors of ships, swamp and rivers offered protection from the Native Americans

Name each New England colony and identify important individuals associated with each.

Plymouth colony+Massachusetts Bay colony/Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire. William Bradford, Roger Williams, Thomas Hooker, King Charles II.

What three things did the Mayflower Compact accomplish?

Ensured the colony would be governed by just and equal laws, upheld the idea of majority rule, ensure the allegiance to the king of England, upheld the idea of self rule.

Describe how the landscape of New England’s colonies shaped its agriculture and economy.

Building ships, trading using the waterways, and fishing in the ocean to sell/consume.

Which group was targeted most in the Salem Witch Trials and why?

Single women, thought to curse other women’s children out of spite.

Name each middle colony and identify important individuals associated with each.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware. Duke of York, Lord Berkeley, William Penn, Peter Minuit

What type of government did each middle colony have? And why?

Representative democracy, wanted to be able to control their own colony because if parliament was in England it would take too long to send reports on the colony’s status

Describe how the landscape of the middle colonies shaped its agriculture and economy.

Great land for making grain, called the bread basket of America, longer growing season, used the Hudson and Delaware river to transport the goods with ports in New York and Philadelphia

What was the impact of the Quakers of the Middle Colonies being more tolerant than those living in the Northern Colonies?

Diverse in religion, race, culture (language, customs), they were more religiously tolerant which attracted more people to live there. Democratic, gave more rights

Who was living in the frontier of the middle colonies? What brought them to the frontier?

The Germans and Scots-Irish, they were indentured servants who came to the colonies but abandoned their work and fled to the frontier

Name each southern colony and identify important individuals associated with each.

Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Georgia. John Smith, Lord Baltimore, King Charles II/the seven lords of the Carolinas, James Oglethorpe

What type of government did each southern colony have? Why?

Representative democracy, wanted to be able to control their own colony because if parliament was in England it would take too long to send reports on the colony’s status

Describe how the landscape of the southern colonies shaped their agriculture and economy.

Great farmland for growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton along with rich soil, they used slaves and they heavily relied on their work to make profits

What was the significance of Bacon’s rebellion?

It was a major starting point for the American Revolution, unhappy the government was taxing them but not protecting them from the Native Americans. Government oversight, and government frustration

Explain Triangular Trade.

Raw materials go to England and processed, transported to Africa where slaves are added on and sent back to the colonies, process is repeated

Why was it important for the British to secure the main water routes that connected the rivers of the Ohio River valley?

Waterways helped the British control trade and defend themselves against the French, Ohio River Valley joined the Mississippi River allowing trade around most of America

What impact did the Proclamation of 1763 have?

Restricted westward expansion to avoid conflict with French, Spanish, and Natives. Just finished a war, poor, don’t want another one, starts taxing people, leading to “no taxation without representation”