Unit 2: US Colonies Study Guide and Reading Analysis

Flashcards covering key study guide topics and primary source reading analysis from the Unit 2: US Colonies lecture notes.

What are the three main sections outlined in the Unit 2 US Colonies notes?

Section 1: The Early Colonies, Section 2: Government in the Colonies, and Section 3: Geographic Expansion - The 13 Colonies.

What was the earliest English colony established in the Americas mentioned in the study guide?

Jamestown.

What was the major cash crop grown at Jamestown?

Tobacco.

What mnemonic acronym is used in the notes to study the major founding government documents?

MC ME.

Which three outside powers controlled the territories directly north, west, and south of the 13 colonies?

The French, Spanish, and Native Americans.

Which groups of settlers are specifically listed in the notes as settling across the different colonies?

Quakers, Puritans, Catholics, and Native Americans.

How is the author's point of view defined in the Reading/Response guide?

An author's point of view in a text is essentially their opinion, or how the author views the subject at hand.

What keyboard shortcut is specified to open the Google Docs dictionary when defining unfamiliar words?

control+shift+y.

What are the four required steps when analyzing excerpts in the Reading/Response section?

1. Read and highlight or underline unfamiliar words; 2. Define 2-4 unfamiliar words; 3. Summarize the text in one to two sentences; 4. Determine the author's point of view.

According to Hugh Jones in The Present State of Virginia (1724), from which British ports and areas was Virginia chiefly supplied with goods?

London, Bristol, Liverpool, Whitehaven, and Scotland.

How many years did servants serve under indenture according to Hugh Jones' 1724 account?

They served seven, and sometimes fourteen years.

According to Hugh Jones, what allowance did indentured servants receive once their term of service was completed?

An allowance of corn and cloaths.

What occupations and options were open to former servants once they became free, according to Hugh Jones?

They could work day-labour, rent a small plantation for a trifle almost, turn overseers, or follow trades such as smiths, carpenters, taylors, sawyers, coopers, and bricklayers.

In Hugh Jones' text, what action did the vestry take regarding large families of poor children?

The vestry took care to bind them out as apprentices until they were able to maintain themselves by their own labour.

In William Penn's 1683 account, what greeting did Native Americans use when visiting, and what did it mean?

They saluted with "Itah", which meant "Good be to you."

How did William Penn describe the hospitality of Native Americans when a European stayed at their wigwam?

They gave the European visitor the best place and first cut of food.

How did William Penn describe the Native Americans' generosity and circulation of wealth?

He stated they excel in liberality, noted that a gift like a fine gun or coat may pass through twenty hands before sticking, and observed that "Wealth circulates like the blood, all parts partake."